Weather Records on 27 March 1955

1,780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1955. Highest significance: Maryborough, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1955

On 27 March 1955, 1,780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 1,422 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,751 daily.
Maryborough set a daily record precipitation of 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 27 March 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,780 stations

1,780 station records on 27 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Derrylin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabunia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilston State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,780 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 526, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 896, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 27 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	526
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	896
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 27 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 1,751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,511 broken records

Margins by which the 1,511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1955

Top 20 records on 27 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1955	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1955	Bauple, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1955	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1955	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1955	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1955	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Woolooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Anderleigh, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Derrylin, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Diddillibah, AU	monthly rain	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Rocky Vale, AU	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Norddal, NO	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1955	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	48 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1955. 1955 had 1,780 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,485
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1