Weather Records on 27 March 1962

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1962. Highest significance: Yongala, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1962

On 27 March 1962, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 463 daily.
Yongala set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 27 March 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 27 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Florieton (Bundey Bore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ucolta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 27 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 27 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 710.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1962

Top 20 records on 27 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1962	Yongala, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1962	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1962	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1962	Elliston, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1962	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1962	Terowie, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1962	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Mount Bryan, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Mannanarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Rosebery, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Appila, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Florieton (Bundey Bore), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Roopena, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Orroroo (Kylmorn), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1962	Hallett, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1962. 1962 had 469 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 1962-03-27: 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 100	394
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1