Weather Records on 27 March 1934

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1934. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1934

On 27 March 1934, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 324 daily.
Chilliwack set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 27 March 1934.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 27 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 27 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 27 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1934

Top 20 records on 27 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1934	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Point Amour, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Cooya Pooya, AU	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Williamsburg 2 NW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Hillsdale, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Hoopeston, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Georgetown, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Coldwater St School, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Morganton, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1934	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1934	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1934	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1934	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1934	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1934	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1934	Woodbrook, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	31 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1934. 1934 had 328 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1934
Margin	Records
0 to 50	229
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1