Weather Records on 27 March 1970

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1970. Highest significance: Gulu, UG.

Key Facts for 27 March 1970

On 27 March 1970, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 397 daily.
Gulu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 197.1 mm (7.8 in) on 27 March 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 27 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 27 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 27 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1970

Top 20 records on 27 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1970	Gulu, UG	all-time rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1970	Ceuta (Monte Hacho), ES	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Cortez, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Espanola, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Durango, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Chinle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Utica, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Alma, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Cerro, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1970	Chinle, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1970	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	57 years	34 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1970. 1970 had 402 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	300
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1