Weather Records on 27 February 1920

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1920. Highest significance: Oudtshoorn, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1920

On 27 February 1920, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 60 daily.
Oudtshoorn set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 27 February 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 27 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 February 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1920

Top 20 records on 27 February 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1920	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1920	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	monthly high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Putbus, DE	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Constantine, DZ	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1920	Gardiner, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	16 years	15 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 62 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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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 5	44
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1