Weather Records on 27 March 1968

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1968. Highest significance: Lysebotn, NO.

Key Facts for 27 March 1968

On 27 March 1968, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 541 daily.
Lysebotn set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 27 March 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 27 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hughes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malashahibag	India	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakamas Skl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1968

Top 20 records on 27 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Lock (Terre), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Cocanarup, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Sao Caetano Do Sul, BR	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Karikode, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Marungapuri, IN	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Chengannur, IN	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Riva, IT	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1968	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1968	Huntingdon, CA	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1968	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1968	Trayning, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1968	Hughes, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1968. 1968 had 559 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 25	453
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1