Weather Records on 27 March 1987

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1987. Highest significance: Buffalo Bill Dam, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1987

On 27 March 1987, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 689 daily.
Buffalo Bill Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 27 March 1987.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 27 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vigmostad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baterod	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Igsi I Hobol	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardermoen Sor	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 27 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 27 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1987

Top 20 records on 27 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1987	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 March 1987	Bakke, NO	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1987	Trangie Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1987	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Beito, NO	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Halden, NO	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Moss, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Torungen Fyr, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Vigmostad, NO	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Baterod, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Igsi I Hobol, NO	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Aseral, NO	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1987	Kassler, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	49 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1987. 1987 had 727 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 1987-03-27: 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 50	538
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3