Weather Records on 27 March 1964

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1964. Highest significance: Vladikavkaz, RU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1964

On 27 March 1964, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 491 daily.
Vladikavkaz set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 27 March 1964.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 27 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.5 mm (9.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 27 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 27 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1964

Top 20 records on 27 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1964	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1964	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	236.5 mm (9.3 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Cowan Cowan Signal STN, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Peachester, AU	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Beerwah Forest, AU	daily rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Virden, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	17.8 C (32.0 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Dillon 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Bald Knob, AU	daily rain	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Levan, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Sasvad, IN	monthly rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Chilton, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1964	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	71 years	36 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1964. 1964 had 495 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 1964-03-27: 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	396
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1