Weather Records on 27 February 1921

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1921. Highest significance: Johnburgh Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1921

On 27 February 1921, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 83 daily.
Johnburgh Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 27 February 1921.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 27 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Ostrich Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 27 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 83.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

79 broken records

Margins by which the 79 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1921

Top 20 records on 27 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1921	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	Port Augusta Ostrich Farm, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	Truro, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	The Olives, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1921	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Jumping Sand Hill Well, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Outalpa, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1921	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	24 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 85 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 20	61
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1