Weather Records on 27 March 1950

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1950. Highest significance: Teresina, BR.

Key Facts for 27 March 1950

On 27 March 1950, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 488 daily.
Teresina set an all-time record daily precipitation of 178.9 mm (7.0 in) on 27 March 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 27 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	178.9 mm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 27 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 27 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1950

Top 20 records on 27 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1950	Teresina, BR	all-time rain	178.9 mm (7.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1950	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1950	Spearfish, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Dumont 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Burrawang (Range Street), AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Lead, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Marinette, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Harrison, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Warron, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Palacode, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Grafton, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Hardy Rs, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Hardy Rs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1950	Spearfish 9 WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	41 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1950. 1950 had 513 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	412
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1