Weather Records on 27 March 1980

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1980. Highest significance: Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1980

On 27 March 1980, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 405 daily.
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 27 March 1980.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 27 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Divide	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kinder 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 27 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 27 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1980

Top 20 records on 27 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1980	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1980	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1980	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Karval, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Eads, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Las Animas, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Gruver, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Divide, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Canadian, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Arlington, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Stonington, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Russell Springs, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Lima, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1980	Notla 3 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	41 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1980. 1980 had 416 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 50	295
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1