Weather Records on 27 March 1972

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1972. Highest significance: Roermond, NL.

Key Facts for 27 March 1972

On 27 March 1972, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 529 daily.
Roermond set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 27 March 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 27 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Van	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 27 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 27 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1972

Top 20 records on 27 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1972	Roermond, NL	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Siegen (Klaranlage), DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Sidney 2 N, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Remscheid-Lennep, DE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Canon City, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Wuppertal-Buchenhofen, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1972	Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1972	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1972	Los Gatos, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1972	Lakeview 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1972	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1972	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	32 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 542 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 20	365
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3