Weather Records on 27 March 1974

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1974. Highest significance: Gumeracha, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1974

On 27 March 1974, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 476 daily.
Gumeracha set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 27 March 1974.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 27 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge (Guiseley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyberba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brakboschpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boesmansberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklyn 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 16.

Records on 27 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1974

Top 20 records on 27 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1974	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1974	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1974	Reserve, US	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1974	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1974	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Lightning Ridge (Guiseley), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Mulgundawa Salt, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Redford, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Colinet, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Wyberba, AU	daily rain	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1974	Carinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	39 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1974. 1974 had 485 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 1974-03-27: 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 25	371
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2