Weather Records on 27 March 1988

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1988. Highest significance: Plymouth-Kingston, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1988

On 27 March 1988, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
545 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 756 daily.
Plymouth-Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 27 March 1988.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 27 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Medway	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsville 6SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Rose	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 368, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 27 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	368
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 27 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

613 broken records

Margins by which the 613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1988

Top 20 records on 27 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1988	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1988	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1988	Franklin, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Middleboro, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Milford, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	E Wareham, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Kingston, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Storrs, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Beechwood, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Dunbar Forest Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Independence, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	West Medway, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Mansfield Hollow Lake, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Newburyport, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Ipswich, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Taunton, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	E Glacier, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Marysville, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Middleton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1988	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 809 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-03-27: 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	602
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1