Weather Records on 27 March 1963

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1963. Highest significance: Banana Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1963

On 27 March 1963, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 595 daily.
Banana Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 27 March 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 27 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rannes Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1963

Top 20 records on 27 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1963	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1963	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1963	Camboon Station, AU	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1963	Orion, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1963	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1963	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1963	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1963	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	all-time rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Barfield, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Rathdowney Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Blakefield, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Eagles Nest, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1963	Graton, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1963. 1963 had 615 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-03-27: 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 25	445
25 to 50	63
50 to 75	23
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1