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Weather Records on 27 February 1912

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1912. Highest significance: Montreal McGill, CA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1912

  • On 27 February 1912, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Montreal McGill set a daily record snowfall of 37.1 cm (14.6 in) on 27 February 1912.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 27 February 1912 32 station records on 27 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 27 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 February 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily snowfall37.1 cm (14.6 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall34.5 cm (13.6 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.0 cm (5.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall18.8 cm (7.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Fir GlenSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BomeraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 27 February 1912 by type Records set or tied on 27 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 27 February 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 February 1912 by timescale Records on 27 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32.
Records on 27 February 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1912 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 328.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 50: 2450 to 100: 2100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 2300 to 350: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300300 to 350
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 328.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 5024
50 to 1002
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2500
250 to 3002
300 to 3501

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1912
Top 20 records on 27 February 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 February 1912Montreal McGill, CAdaily snowfall37.1 cm (14.6 in)32.8 cm (12.9 in)27 years52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1912Portland, USdaily snowfall34.5 cm (13.6 in)29.7 cm (11.7 in)20 years47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1912Brome, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)13 years42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1912Brome, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)13 years41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1912Portland, USdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)35.1 mm (1.4 in)12 years38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1912Willowmore, ZAdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)1 year33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)1 year31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Yarmouth, CAdaily snowfall15.0 cm (5.9 in)6.6 cm (2.6 in)25 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)42 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Quebec, CAdaily snowfall18.8 cm (7.4 in)6.9 cm (2.7 in)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Fir Glen, ZAdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Bomera, AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)2 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Moree Post Office, AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Beatrice, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Regensburg, DEdaily high max14.6 C (58.3 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Alicedale, ZAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1912Gavle, SEdaily high min1.5 C (34.7 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years12 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

1794 to 1912
Records on 02-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21796: 11806: 11808: 11827: 11836: 11842: 11846: 21848: 11849: 11855: 11858: 21859: 11860: 11867: 11873: 21875: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 11882: 21886: 31887: 11888: 41889: 41890: 21891: 21892: 21893: 51894: 11895: 11896: 41897: 51898: 51899: 51900: 91901: 31902: 51903: 121904: 121905: 81906: 71907: 101908: 101909: 201910: 361911: 201912: 321913: 231914: 751915: 131916: 431917: 241918: 161919: 771920: 621921: 851922: 791923: 761924: 1241925: 1571926: 961927: 621928: 781929: 2821930: 821931: 2341932: 9091933: 2401934: 1,3251935: 3491936: 3471937: 5431938: 1991939: 9951940: 6031941: 2931942: 2561943: 2171944: 7731945: 7531946: 5101947: 4371948: 1,0661949: 5041950: 4401951: 6051952: 2241953: 2711954: 4501955: 9741956: 3611957: 4971958: 9401959: 2451960: 1,0391961: 3561962: 2,2811963: 9581964: 2501965: 3891966: 3951967: 4441968: 6651969: 4831970: 3491971: 1,1771972: 7541973: 4441974: 5381975: 3201976: 1,7211977: 7831978: 7291979: 7161980: 9891981: 1,0661982: 9641983: 7621984: 1,0411985: 4651986: 1,7491987: 1,4001988: 9551989: 1,2461990: 1,0371991: 5581992: 1,0811993: 1,4961994: 1,3671995: 1,2091996: 2,0311997: 1,9251998: 1,4391999: 6332000: 1,3782001: 8882002: 1,8072003: 9972004: 8522005: 6142006: 8352007: 9752008: 9962009: 1,2222010: 1,0752011: 1,1352012: 5702013: 1,0822014: 9372015: 1,6212016: 7432017: 5932018: 1,1242019: 1,5132020: 6612021: 3862022: 5312023: 8932024: 1,5882025: 6232026: 1,4361794187718981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-27 in each year
YearRecords
17942
17961
18061
18081
18271
18361
18421
18462
18481
18491
18551
18582
18591
18601
18671
18732
18752
18771
18781
18791
18801
18822
18863
18871
18884
18894
18902
18912
18922
18935
18941
18951
18964
18975
18985
18995
19009
19013
19025
190312
190412
19058
19067
190710
190810
190920
191036
191120
191232
191323
191475
191513
191643
191724
191816
191977
192062
192185
192279
192376
1924124
1925157
192696
192762
192878
1929282
193082
1931234
1932909
1933240
19341,325
1935349
1936347
1937543
1938199
1939995
1940603
1941293
1942256
1943217
1944773
1945753
1946510
1947437
19481,066
1949504
1950440
1951605
1952224
1953271
1954450
1955974
1956361
1957497
1958940
1959245
19601,039
1961356
19622,281
1963958
1964250
1965389
1966395
1967444
1968665
1969483
1970349
19711,177
1972754
1973444
1974538
1975320
19761,721
1977783
1978729
1979716
1980989
19811,066
1982964
1983762
19841,041
1985465
19861,749
19871,400
1988955
19891,246
19901,037
1991558
19921,081
19931,496
19941,367
19951,209
19962,031
19971,925
19981,439
1999633
20001,378
2001888
20021,807
2003997
2004852
2005614
2006835
2007975
2008996
20091,222
20101,075
20111,135
2012570
20131,082
2014937
20151,621
2016743
2017593
20181,124
20191,513
2020661
2021386
2022531
2023893
20241,588
2025623
20261,436

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).