Weather Records on 27 March 1981

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1981. Highest significance: Assuncao, BR.

Key Facts for 27 March 1981

On 27 March 1981, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 575 daily.
Assuncao set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 27 March 1981.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 27 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strevell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qabala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hope	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canaan Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea da Palma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 27 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 27 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1981

Top 20 records on 27 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1981	Assuncao, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1981	Fazenda Porto Alegre, BR	monthly rain	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Riga, LV	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Holm, RU	monthly rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Livingston AP, US	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Acude Varzea da Volta, BR	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Kanab, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Strevell, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Zuur Anys, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Groblersplaas, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Ganado, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Glenbrook, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Levan, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1981	Tehachapi, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	72 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1981. 1981 had 609 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	467
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2