Weather Records on 27 March 1948

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1948. Highest significance: Pointe Au Pere, CA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1948

On 27 March 1948, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 432 daily.
Pointe Au Pere set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 27 March 1948.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 27 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peebles 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1948

Top 20 records on 27 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1948	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1948	Independence, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Thurman, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Fayette, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Carroll, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Falmouth, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Lowell, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Kenogami, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Digby, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Sussex, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1948	Macdonald College, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1948	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1948. 1948 had 442 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 100	360
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1