Weather Records on 27 March 1997

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1997. Highest significance: Springs-Olympia Park, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1997

On 27 March 1997, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
455 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 925 daily.
Springs-Olympia Park set a daily record precipitation of 82.7 mm (3.3 in) on 27 March 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 27 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Real de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	121.0 cm (47.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makuschino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prata Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 314, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 27 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	314
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 27 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1997

Top 20 records on 27 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1997	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1997	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Kalabasput, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Pioche, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Petropavlovsk, KZ	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Paso Real de Guerrero, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Saint Maries, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Koolatah Station, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Springview 2NW, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Pointe Noire, CG	daily low max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	39 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1997. 1997 had 957 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 100	781
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1