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Weather Records on 27 February 1917

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1917. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 27 February 1917

  • On 27 February 1917, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record low maximum temperature of 26.4 C (79.5 F) on 27 February 1917.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 27 February 1917 24 station records on 27 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 27 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
IdaSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council OfficesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation3.2 mm (0.13 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-27.0 C (-16.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.9 mm (0.11 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 27 February 1917 by type Records set or tied on 27 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 27 February 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 February 1917 by timescale Records on 27 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 27 February 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1917 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 130 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 301
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1917
Top 20 records on 27 February 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 February 1917Hambantota, LKdaily low max26.4 C (79.5 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)42 years35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1917Ida, ZAdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)7 years32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Nowra Council Offices, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Berry Masonic Village, AUdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Somerset East, ZAdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Sable Island East End, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain3.2 mm (0.13 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Zametchino, RUdaily low min-27.0 C (-16.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Tobolsk, RUdaily rain2.9 mm (0.11 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Greenville Dwtn AP, USdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily low min11.5 C (52.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917State College, USdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Houston Wb City, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Houston Wb City, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1917Jamberoo (Lorna), AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)12 years7 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 1917
Records on 02-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 24 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 1917. 1917 had 24 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).