Weather Records on 27 March 1978

907 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1978. Highest significance: Kenhardt (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1978

On 27 March 1978, 907 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 890 daily.
Kenhardt (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 27 March 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

907 stations

907 station records on 27 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grootmodderfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saugatuck Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sabattis 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

907 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 27 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 27 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1978

Top 20 records on 27 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1978	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1978	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1978	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1978	Holtwood, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Cornwall, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Grootmodderfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Intake, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Greenwood Lake, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Ringwood, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Lehighton 1SSW, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Riverton, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Canoe Brook, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	York Haven, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Portland Jetport, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1978	Musquash, CA	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	48 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1978. 1978 had 907 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 1978-03-27: 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	747
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1