Weather Records on 27 March 1976

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1976. Highest significance: Bega (Newtown Road), AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1976

On 27 March 1976, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 528 daily.
Bega (Newtown Road) set a daily record precipitation of 107.3 mm (4.2 in) on 27 March 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 27 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cascata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 27 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 27 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1976

Top 20 records on 27 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1976	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1976	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Thompsonville, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Antioch, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Enterprise, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Homer AP, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Lincoln, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Corinne, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra, AU	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Lughrata, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1976	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1976. 1976 had 540 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	451
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1