Weather Records on 27 March 1940

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1940. Highest significance: Powell Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1940

On 27 March 1940, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 478 daily.
Powell Creek set a daily record precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 27 March 1940.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 27 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 27 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 27 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1940

Top 20 records on 27 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1940	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1940	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Rajmahal, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Motihari, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Pathalipam, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Yreka, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Jefferson, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1940	Uluberia, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	40 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1940. 1940 had 491 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 25	333
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	12
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	1