Weather Records on 27 February 1926

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1926. Highest significance: Fort Chipewyan, CA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1926

On 27 February 1926, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 92 daily.
Fort Chipewyan set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 27 February 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 27 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 27 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1926

Top 20 records on 27 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1926	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Biri, NO	daily rain	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Junsele, SE	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Geilo, NO	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Rauland, NO	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Santa Barbara, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1926	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	17 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 96 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	70
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1