Weather Records on 27 March 1927

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1927. Highest significance: Guelph Oac, CA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1927

On 27 March 1927, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 78 daily.
Guelph Oac set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 27 March 1927.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 27 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 78.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1927

Top 20 records on 27 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1927	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1927	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1927	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Albion, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Ulm, DE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Maytown, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Irkutsk, RU	monthly high max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Orenburg, RU	daily low min	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Poretskoye, RU	daily low min	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1927	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1805 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1927. 1927 had 81 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1808	2
1822	1
1830	1
1837	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	4
1865	1
1867	2
1870	2
1873	2
1877	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	5
1888	3
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1894	4
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	9
1899	1
1901	7
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	29
1906	27
1907	36
1908	19
1909	9
1910	28
1911	12
1912	32
1913	87
1914	45
1915	24
1916	40
1917	35
1918	50
1919	26
1920	34
1921	113
1922	40
1923	129
1924	244
1925	74
1926	196
1927	81
1928	287
1929	186
1930	227
1931	434
1932	480
1933	127
1934	328
1935	236
1936	246
1937	660
1938	306
1939	356
1940	491
1941	263
1942	478
1943	323
1944	859
1945	771
1946	762
1947	777
1948	442
1949	530
1950	513
1951	378
1952	285
1953	375
1954	265
1955	1,780
1956	585
1957	193
1958	306
1959	359
1960	630
1961	595
1962	469
1963	615
1964	495
1965	701
1966	522
1967	531
1968	559
1969	519
1970	402
1971	1,009
1972	542
1973	507
1974	485
1975	1,873
1976	540
1977	1,058
1978	907
1979	613
1980	416
1981	609
1982	883
1983	1,192
1984	714
1985	992
1986	1,131
1987	727
1988	809
1989	1,839
1990	1,080
1991	1,862
1992	884
1993	1,186
1994	1,122
1995	1,048
1996	1,220
1997	957
1998	1,479
1999	763
2000	618
2001	1,350
2002	1,257
2003	706
2004	1,357
2005	931
2006	1,056
2007	1,752
2008	944
2009	1,001
2010	542
2011	973
2012	909
2013	1,382
2014	1,135
2015	1,070
2016	701
2017	463
2018	621
2019	512
2020	860
2021	433
2022	1,302
2023	1,426
2024	565
2025	1,338
2026	1,464

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	66
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1