Weather Records on 27 March 1993

1,186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1993. Highest significance: Grand Junction Walker Fld, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1993

On 27 March 1993, 1,186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,170 daily.
Grand Junction Walker Fld set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 27 March 1993.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,186 stations

1,186 station records on 27 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,186 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 280, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 27 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	280
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 27 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

997 broken records

Margins by which the 997 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1993

Top 20 records on 27 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1993	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1993	Gardiner, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Minersville, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Rangely 1E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Mesa, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Clarksville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Canton 1 SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Sundance, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Greenwood, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1993	Mc Cormick 9 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	42 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1993. 1993 had 1,186 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 100	959
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3