Weather Records on 27 March 1977

1,058 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1977. Highest significance: Sherman, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1977

On 27 March 1977, 1,058 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 965 daily.
Sherman set a monthly record daily precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 27 March 1977.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,058 stations

1,058 station records on 27 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Quoiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ringgold	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farris 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,058 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 606, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	606
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 91, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

926 broken records

Margins by which the 926 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1977

Top 20 records on 27 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1977	Sherman, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Coalgate 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	73 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Weatherford, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Antelope, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Madill, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Gainesville, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Quoiba, AU	all-time rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Bridgeport, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Coleman, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Dublin 2SE, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Calvin, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Brownwood 2NE, US	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Rainbow, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Roanoke, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Denton 2 SE, US	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1977	Bowie, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1977. 1977 had 1,058 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 1977-03-27: 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	915
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1