Weather Records on 27 March 1991

1,862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1991. Highest significance: Silverton, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1991

On 27 March 1991, 1,862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
977 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 1,746 daily.
Silverton set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 27 March 1991.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,862 stations

1,862 station records on 27 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barstow-Daggett AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City 6 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Caverns	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Unai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,862 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 483, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 494, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 483, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 27 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	483
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	494
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	483
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 27 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 113, daily 1,746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,501 broken records

Margins by which the 1,501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 394.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1991

Top 20 records on 27 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1991	Silverton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1991	Nevada City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1991	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1991	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1991	Barstow-Daggett AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Crown King, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Evart, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Loup City 6 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Morrison, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Fazenda Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Frankfort, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Caninde, BR	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Idyllwild Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Fazenda Santa Jacinta, BR	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Victorville, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1991	Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1991. 1991 had 1,862 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	1,432
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	7
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	2