Weather Records on 21 February 1927

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1927. Highest significance: Cumbalum (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1927

On 21 February 1927, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 187 daily.
Cumbalum (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 166.4 mm (6.6 in) on 21 February 1927.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 21 February 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 February 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 February 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1927

Top 20 records on 21 February 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1927	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1927	Eugene, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1927	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1927	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Elmira, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Centre Hall, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Junsele, SE	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Pitea, SE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1927	Bic, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 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 191 records.

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

Records on 02-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1810	3
1814	3
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1847	1
1849	2
1850	1
1851	1
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	2
1870	2
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	1
1893	9
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	14
1899	3
1900	1
1901	11
1902	8
1903	13
1904	12
1905	6
1906	51
1907	18
1908	12
1909	28
1910	26
1911	24
1912	26
1913	29
1914	25
1915	52
1916	82
1917	415
1918	80
1919	47
1920	23
1921	96
1922	157
1923	40
1924	84
1925	209
1926	101
1927	191
1928	81
1929	403
1930	1,334
1931	197
1932	159
1933	229
1934	423
1935	300
1936	617
1937	699
1938	181
1939	586
1940	159
1941	224
1942	552
1943	460
1944	313
1945	621
1946	149
1947	458
1948	511
1949	889
1950	492
1951	573
1952	356
1953	1,238
1954	958
1955	857
1956	460
1957	709
1958	993
1959	383
1960	493
1961	831
1962	590
1963	1,022
1964	357
1965	275
1966	574
1967	312
1968	1,177
1969	658
1970	545
1971	787
1972	717
1973	790
1974	634
1975	655
1976	845
1977	1,362
1978	1,382
1979	1,212
1980	837
1981	1,600
1982	1,074
1983	608
1984	518
1985	837
1986	1,341
1987	658
1988	633
1989	866
1990	1,971
1991	680
1992	418
1993	1,540
1994	980
1995	1,267
1996	1,742
1997	1,806
1998	1,100
1999	552
2000	812
2001	583
2002	934
2003	1,253
2004	629
2005	840
2006	801
2007	747
2008	1,131
2009	622
2010	1,156
2011	1,379
2012	540
2013	845
2014	881
2015	1,773
2016	1,151
2017	1,828
2018	2,891
2019	1,330
2020	547
2021	879
2022	734
2023	677
2024	648
2025	1,776
2026	552

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	139
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1