Weather Records on 27 March 1957

193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1957. Highest significance: Cooktown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1957

On 27 March 1957, 193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 190 daily.
Cooktown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 276.6 mm (10.9 in) on 27 March 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

193 stations

193 station records on 27 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhilai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhuti	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bichhia	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajim	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

193 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 27 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 27 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1957

Top 20 records on 27 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1957	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1957	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1957	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1957	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1957	Ayton, AU	daily rain	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1957	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1957	Pithora, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1957	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1957	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Mossman Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Pasamonte, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Bhilai, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Kisinev, MD	daily low min	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Corning, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	65 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1957	Arad, RO	daily low min	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	26 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1957. 1957 had 193 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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Data for records on 1957-03-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	125
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1