Weather Records on 27 March 2003

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 2003. Highest significance: Wheatland 4N, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 2003

On 27 March 2003, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 672 daily.
Wheatland 4N set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 27 March 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 27 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke City 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darkwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Paz (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 27 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 27 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 2003

Top 20 records on 27 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 2003	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2003	Warroad, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2003	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2003	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2003	Cody, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Cooke City 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Boysen Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Huesca, ES	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Pasadena, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Malkal, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Heart Mtn, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2003	Laguna, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2003. 2003 had 706 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 2003-03-27: 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 50	530
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2