Weather Records on 27 February 1916

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1916. Highest significance: Newry, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1916

On 27 February 1916, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 38 daily.
Newry set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 27 February 1916.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

43 stations

43 station records on 27 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burburgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 27 February 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1916

Top 20 records on 27 February 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1916	Newry, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1916	Eversleigh, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1916	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1916	Boorolong, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1916	Aberfoyle, AU	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Bingara (Keera), AU	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1916	Burburgate, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	13 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 43 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-27 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1796	1
1806	1
1808	1
1827	1
1836	1
1842	1
1846	2
1848	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	5
1900	9
1901	3
1902	5
1903	12
1904	12
1905	8
1906	7
1907	10
1908	10
1909	20
1910	36
1911	20
1912	32
1913	23
1914	75
1915	13
1916	43
1917	24
1918	16
1919	77
1920	62
1921	85
1922	79
1923	76
1924	124
1925	157
1926	96
1927	62
1928	78
1929	282
1930	82
1931	234
1932	909
1933	240
1934	1,325
1935	349
1936	347
1937	543
1938	199
1939	995
1940	603
1941	293
1942	256
1943	217
1944	773
1945	753
1946	510
1947	437
1948	1,066
1949	504
1950	440
1951	605
1952	224
1953	271
1954	450
1955	974
1956	361
1957	497
1958	940
1959	245
1960	1,039
1961	356
1962	2,281
1963	958
1964	250
1965	389
1966	395
1967	444
1968	665
1969	483
1970	349
1971	1,177
1972	754
1973	444
1974	538
1975	320
1976	1,721
1977	783
1978	729
1979	716
1980	989
1981	1,066
1982	964
1983	762
1984	1,041
1985	465
1986	1,749
1987	1,400
1988	955
1989	1,246
1990	1,037
1991	558
1992	1,081
1993	1,496
1994	1,367
1995	1,209
1996	2,031
1997	1,925
1998	1,439
1999	633
2000	1,378
2001	888
2002	1,807
2003	997
2004	852
2005	614
2006	835
2007	975
2008	996
2009	1,222
2010	1,075
2011	1,135
2012	570
2013	1,082
2014	937
2015	1,621
2016	743
2017	593
2018	1,124
2019	1,513
2020	661
2021	386
2022	531
2023	893
2024	1,588
2025	623
2026	1,436

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Data for records on 1916-02-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	28
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1