Weather Records on 27 March 1933

127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1933. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1933

On 27 March 1933, 127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 127 daily.
Sydney set a daily record snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 27 March 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

127 stations

127 station records on 27 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

127 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1933

Top 20 records on 27 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1933	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1933	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1933	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1933	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1933	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Jakutsk, RU	daily low min	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.8 C (80.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Halifax, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Wilbur, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1933	Umrer, IN	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	20 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1933. 1933 had 127 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 200	94
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1