Weather Records on 27 March 1971

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1971. Highest significance: Pallinup, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1971

On 27 March 1971, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 927 daily.
Pallinup set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 27 March 1971.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 27 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Radyr Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 27 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 27 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 82, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1971

Top 20 records on 27 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1971	Pallinup, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	monthly rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Collegeville, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Scotland Neck, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Angicos, BR	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Enfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Dellyanine, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Pouso Redondo, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Newdegate South, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Weldon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Pingaring, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1971	Warralakin, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	44 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1971. 1971 had 1,009 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 1971-03-27: 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	821
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1