Weather Records on 27 March 1951

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1951. Highest significance: Lake Charles Chenault, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1951

On 27 March 1951, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 367 daily.
Lake Charles Chenault set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 27 March 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 27 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 27 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 27 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1951

Top 20 records on 27 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1951	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Sironcha, IN	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Baihar, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Andarai, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Blair, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Wichita, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Black Point 717, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Salur, IN	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1951	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1951	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1951	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1951	North Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1951	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	31 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1951. 1951 had 378 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	310
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1