Weather Records on 27 March 1959

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1959. Highest significance: Gumbardo, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1959

On 27 March 1959, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 352 daily.
Gumbardo set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 27 March 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 27 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 27 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 27 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1959

Top 20 records on 27 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1959	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1959	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Barduar, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Mc Ghee, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Marion, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Guararema, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Worcester, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Kingsport, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1959	Lumding, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	38 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1959. 1959 had 359 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	277
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1