Weather Records on 5 February 1927

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1927. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1927

On 5 February 1927, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 633 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 120.4 mm (4.7 in) on 5 February 1927.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 5 February 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 February 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 February 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1927

Top 20 records on 5 February 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1927	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1927	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1927	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1927	Cantara, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1927	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1927	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1927	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Normanville, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Mount Torrens, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Port Lincoln, AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Pine Bluff, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Walnut, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Brinkley, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Malvern, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1927	Temple, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	23 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

1795 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 653 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	2
1814	1
1822	1
1827	2
1838	1
1841	2
1848	3
1851	2
1852	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1869	5
1871	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1900	10
1901	2
1902	4
1903	3
1904	14
1905	16
1906	10
1907	19
1908	23
1909	46
1910	20
1911	49
1912	41
1913	40
1914	31
1915	22
1916	25
1917	93
1918	105
1919	29
1920	72
1921	31
1922	80
1923	67
1924	237
1925	400
1926	112
1927	653
1928	265
1929	148
1930	161
1931	292
1932	353
1933	177
1934	153
1935	158
1936	734
1937	265
1938	1,308
1939	151
1940	295
1941	227
1942	407
1943	524
1944	287
1945	325
1946	666
1947	576
1948	625
1949	541
1950	574
1951	232
1952	453
1953	459
1954	666
1955	556
1956	450
1957	607
1958	233
1959	340
1960	520
1961	711
1962	639
1963	1,451
1964	553
1965	433
1966	616
1967	404
1968	256
1969	433
1970	448
1971	1,329
1972	394
1973	854
1974	443
1975	910
1976	1,140
1977	493
1978	892
1979	2,150
1980	756
1981	523
1982	2,248
1983	815
1984	612
1985	1,602
1986	1,375
1987	572
1988	1,158
1989	3,257
1990	1,225
1991	1,765
1992	562
1993	884
1994	629
1995	1,297
1996	2,815
1997	845
1998	991
1999	821
2000	647
2001	1,276
2002	1,589
2003	682
2004	1,724
2005	1,210
2006	833
2007	1,243
2008	2,428
2009	803
2010	1,422
2011	2,052
2012	1,362
2013	368
2014	1,441
2015	768
2016	519
2017	583
2018	960
2019	1,288
2020	1,050
2021	758
2022	444
2023	298
2024	803
2025	1,109
2026	1,234

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Data for records on 1927-02-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	582
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1