Weather Records on 27 March 1969

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1969. Highest significance: Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1969

On 27 March 1969, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 514 daily.
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 108.7 mm (4.3 in) on 27 March 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 27 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 27 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 27 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1969

Top 20 records on 27 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1969	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Tullibigeal Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Coreena, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Heartsease, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1969	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1969	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1969	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1969	Luroy, NO	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1969. 1969 had 519 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 100	406
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1