Weather Records on 27 March 1946

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1946. Highest significance: Spring Hill, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1946

On 27 March 1946, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 660 daily.
Spring Hill set a daily record precipitation of 147.8 mm (5.8 in) on 27 March 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 27 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spring Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 370, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	370
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 102, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1946

Top 20 records on 27 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1946	Spring Hill, US	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Schriever, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Attingal, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Houma, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Noyyatinkara, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Emerson, CA	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Pearl River, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1946	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1946	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1946	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1946	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	33 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1946. 1946 had 762 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 1946-03-27: 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	620
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1