Weather Records on 27 March 1958

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1958. Highest significance: Joao Pessoa, BR.

Key Facts for 27 March 1958

On 27 March 1958, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 301 daily.
Joao Pessoa set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 27 March 1958.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 27 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lochiel Saltworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Port Dock Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 27 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 27 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1958

Top 20 records on 27 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1958	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Trichur, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Siddapur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Malta, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Mt Wx, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1958	Pereiro, BR	all-time rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Uaua, BR	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Pombal, BR	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Aguas Belas, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Hilo 86A, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1958	Bishop AP, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	59 years	28 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1958. 1958 had 306 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 50	243
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2