Weather Records on 27 March 1998

1,479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1998. Highest significance: Pipestone, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1998

On 27 March 1998, 1,479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,204 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 158 monthly and 1,318 daily.
Pipestone set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 27 March 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,479 stations

1,479 station records on 27 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derna	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,479 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 430, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 774, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 27 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	430
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	774
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 27 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 158, daily 1,318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,147 broken records

Margins by which the 1,147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1998

Top 20 records on 27 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1998	Pipestone, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1998	Watersmeet, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1998	Miller, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Ely AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Drummond, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Sioux Falls, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Decorah, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Manistee 3SE, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Portage Wwtp, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Wisconsin Rapids, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Elkader 6 SSW, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Baldwin, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Mondovi, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Green Bay, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Le Mars, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Mio Hydro Plt, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1998	Perryville Wtp, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	47 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1998. 1998 had 1,479 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 1998-03-27: 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 10	1,107
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1