Weather Records on 27 March 1961

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1961. Highest significance: Gibson Dam, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1961

On 27 March 1961, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 565 daily.
Gibson Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 27 March 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 27 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Top Hut)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool Dampier St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pemblegong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 437, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1961

Top 20 records on 27 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1961	Gibson Dam, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1961	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1961	Hay (Eurolie), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1961	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Grootfontein, ZA	all-time rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Madison, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Gibson Dam, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Red Oak, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Lebo, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Hebron, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Fairfield, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Pooncarie (Top Hut), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Oxley (Tupra), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Bruning, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Wakool Dampier St, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1961	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	52 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 595 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 1961-03-27: 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 50	524
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1