Weather Records on 27 March 1932

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1932. Highest significance: Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1932

On 27 March 1932, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 454 daily.
Cape Grim (Woolnorth) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 27 March 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 27 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chepstowe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jallukar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 433, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	433
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1932

Top 20 records on 27 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1932	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1932	Portland, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1932	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1932	Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AU	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Nelson, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Smeaton Weir, AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Chepstowe, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Puralka, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Coleraine (Tulse Hill), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Casterton Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Condah, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1932	Jallukar, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1932. 1932 had 480 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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Data for records on 1932-03-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	370
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1