Weather Records on 27 March 2023

1,426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 2023. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 27 March 2023

On 27 March 2023, 1,426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 804 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,374 daily.
W Pt set a daily record precipitation of 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 27 March 2023.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,426 stations

1,426 station records on 27 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander City	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sylacauga 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,426 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 313, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 491, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 150.

Records on 27 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	313
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	491
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	150

Records on 27 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 45, daily 1,374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,183 broken records

Margins by which the 1,183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 965.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 2023

Top 20 records on 27 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 2023	W Pt, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 March 2023	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Marion, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Maybell, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 2023	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	122 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Sugar City, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Wiseman, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Kamas, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2023	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	20.2 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	54 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2023. 2023 had 1,426 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 200	1,144
200 to 400	28
400 to 600	6
600 to 800	4
800 to 1000	1