Weather Records on 27 March 1952

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1952. Highest significance: Palmas de Monte Alto, BR.

Key Facts for 27 March 1952

On 27 March 1952, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 278 daily.
Palmas de Monte Alto set a daily record precipitation of 75.5 mm (3.0 in) on 27 March 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 27 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	238.8 cm (94.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 27 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 27 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1952

Top 20 records on 27 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1952	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Parnu, EE	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	10.2 C (18.4 F)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Parelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	238.8 cm (94.0 in)	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Vilnius, LT	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1952	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Udhapur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Liepaja, LV	daily low min	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Britton, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Aakukui 1007, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Vilnius, LT	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1952	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1952. 1952 had 285 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 200	236
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1