Weather Records on 27 March 1931

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1931. Highest significance: Mc Cook, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1931

On 27 March 1931, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 421 daily.
Mc Cook set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 27 March 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 27 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skardu	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 27 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 27 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1931

Top 20 records on 27 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1931	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1931	N Loup, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1931	Mundallio, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1931	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Mena, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Enid, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Franklin, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Tulsa, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Skardu, PK	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Lenox, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Kimball 2NE, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Jefferson 3SE, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1931	Rosalia, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	26 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1931. 1931 had 434 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	348
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1