Weather Records on 27 March 1985

992 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1985. Highest significance: Yreka, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 1985

On 27 March 1985, 992 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 953 daily.
Yreka set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 27 March 1985.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

992 stations

992 station records on 27 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dejefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grangesberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hornkullen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matua	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grythyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

992 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 27 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 27 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

820 broken records

Margins by which the 820 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1985

Top 20 records on 27 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1985	Yreka, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1985	Black Rock, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1985	Rifle, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1985	Dejefors, SE	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1985	Hayfork 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1985	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1985	Black Rock, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Talon, RU	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Arco, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Idaho City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Loa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Callahan, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Magadan, RU	monthly rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Kristinehamn, SE	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1985	Grangesberg, SE	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	51 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1985. 1985 had 992 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1985
Margin	Records
0 to 100	754
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1