Weather Records on 27 February 1923

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1923. Highest significance: Covington 8 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1923

On 27 February 1923, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 73 daily.
Covington 8 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 27 February 1923.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 27 February 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Point Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 February 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 February 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 73.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1923

Top 20 records on 27 February 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1923	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1923	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Point Peter, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Ukiah, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Banff, CA	monthly high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Athens, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1923	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	18 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 76 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 10	49
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2