Weather Records on 27 March 1947

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1947. Highest significance: New Burnside, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1947

On 27 March 1947, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 747 daily.
New Burnside set an all-time record daily snowfall of 34.3 cm (13.5 in) on 27 March 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 27 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermorey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.5 mm (11.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 27 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 27 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 23, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1947

Top 20 records on 27 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1947	New Burnside, US	all-time snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1947	Marree (Witchelina), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Harrisburg, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Yalpunga, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Melur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Lake Eyre (Mulka), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Paramakudi, IN	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	1 N McLeansboro, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Mount Eba, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Tobermorey Station, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Palani, IN	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Scaddan Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1947	Normanton Post Office, AU	all-time rain	288.5 mm (11.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	46 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1947. 1947 had 777 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 50	581
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1