Weather Records on 27 March 2020

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 2020. Highest significance: Caliente, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 2020

On 27 March 2020, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
631 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 789 daily.
Caliente set a daily record snowfall of 15.7 cm (6.2 in) on 27 March 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 27 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lahore City	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Multan Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Obs.	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunei Intl	Brunei	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 395, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 27 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	395
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 27 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 71, daily 789.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 2020

Top 20 records on 27 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 2020	Caliente, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	115 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2020	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	129 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2020	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Shimonoseki, JP	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Laurel, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Lahore City, PK	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Multan Intl, PK	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Harrison, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Saga, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Hernando, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Marathon, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Asheville, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	University, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Gravette, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2020	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2020. 2020 had 860 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 2020-03-27: 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	664
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2