Weather Records on 27 March 1975

1,873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1975. Highest significance: Lusk 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1975

On 27 March 1975, 1,873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 944 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,786 daily.
Lusk 2 SW set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 27 March 1975.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,873 stations

1,873 station records on 27 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fran?A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Almont 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,873 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 601, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 497, Heaviest daily snowfall 254, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 27 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	601
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	497
Heaviest daily snowfall	254
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 27 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 77, daily 1,786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,573 broken records

Margins by which the 1,573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1975

Top 20 records on 27 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1975	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1975	Moab, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1975	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1975	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1975	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1975	Gordon 6N, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1975	Dalton, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Julesburg, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Hot Springs, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Stephan 2 NW, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Big Springs, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Crescent Lake Nwr, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Midland, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Vivian, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1975	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	52 years	54 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1975. 1975 had 1,873 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	1,510
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1