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Weather Records on 27 February 1918

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1918. Highest significance: Santa Fe, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1918

  • On 27 February 1918, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Santa Fe set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 27 February 1918.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 27 February 1918 16 station records on 27 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 27 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 27 February 1918 by type Records set or tied on 27 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 27 February 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 February 1918 by timescale Records on 27 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15.
Records on 27 February 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1918 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1918
Top 16 records on 27 February 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 February 1918Santa Fe, USdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Roermond, NLdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Chaplin, CAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Chaplin, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Cathcart, ZAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Bird Rocks, CAmonthly high max13.3 C (55.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Koffiefontein (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Gorki, BYdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Montagu (Pol), ZAdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Newlands, ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Newport, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Brinkworth (Anama Park), AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Maccue, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1918Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily high min (Tie)1.0 C (33.8 F)tie6 years1 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 1918
Records on 02-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 16 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 1918. 1918 had 16 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).