Weather Records on 27 March 1956

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1956. Highest significance: Emerson, CA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1956

On 27 March 1956, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 562 daily.
Emerson set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 27 March 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 27 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 27 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 27 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1956

Top 20 records on 27 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1956	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1956	Birtle, CA	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1956	St Albans, CA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1956	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Birtle, CA	monthly snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Homestead, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Kamsack, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Kamsack, CA	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	all-time snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	163.9 mm (6.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Carway, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Delareyville (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1956	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	47 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 585 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	472
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1