Weather Records on 27 March 1942

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1942. Highest significance: Mount Morgans, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1942

On 27 March 1942, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 474 daily.
Mount Morgans set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 27 March 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 27 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Morgans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Sir Samuel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanowna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malcolm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 27 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 27 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1942

Top 20 records on 27 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1942	Mount Morgans, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Bulong, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Laverton, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Lochinvar, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Minara, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Dargo, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Mount Sir Samuel, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Bilasipara, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Bassett Downs, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1942	Menzies, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1942	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1942	Greta Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1942	Cowra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	52 years	32 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1942. 1942 had 478 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 1942-03-27: 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	378
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1