Weather Records on 11 February 1927

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1927. Highest significance: Townsville Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1927

On 11 February 1927, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 38 daily.
Townsville Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 218.9 mm (8.6 in) on 11 February 1927.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 11 February 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	358.1 mm (14.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 February 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 February 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 172.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1927

Top 20 records on 11 February 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1927	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1927	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	monthly rain	358.1 mm (14.1 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1927	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1927	Clarke River Telecom, AU	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1927	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	22.3 C (72.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	W Pt, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	39.1 C (102.4 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Nebo, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Thomasville, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1927	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 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

1798 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1927. 1927 had 40 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 25	29
25 to 50	0
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2