Weather Records on 27 March 1941

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1941. Highest significance: Newcastle Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1941

On 27 March 1941, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 254 daily.
Newcastle Waters set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 27 March 1941.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 27 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 206 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 27 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 27 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1941

Top 20 records on 27 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1941	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1941	Oak Park Station, AU	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1941	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1941	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1941	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1941	Moselle Downs Station, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Lumberton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Steveston, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Geneve Observatoire, CH	monthly high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Boulia Airport, AU	monthly low max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Vashon Island, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1941	Belmont, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	24 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1941. 1941 had 263 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 1941-03-27: 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 50	216
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1