Weather Records on 27 March 2009

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 2009. Highest significance: Ulysses 3NE, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 2009

On 27 March 2009, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 313 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 964 daily.
Ulysses 3NE set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 27 March 2009.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 27 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Espanola	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Montrose #2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boothville ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 121.

Records on 27 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	121

Records on 27 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 32, daily 964.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

817 broken records

Margins by which the 817 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 2009

Top 20 records on 27 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 2009	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 March 2009	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	109 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	San Jon, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Espanola, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Montrose #2, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Inman 5SW, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Holly, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	109 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Fowler 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2009	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2009	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2009	Belle Fourche, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2009	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	55 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2009. 2009 had 1,001 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	744
100 to 200	55
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1