Weather Records on 27 February 1928

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1928. Highest significance: Innisfail, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1928

On 27 February 1928, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 77 daily.
Innisfail set a daily record precipitation of 205.2 mm (8.1 in) on 27 February 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 27 February 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 February 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 February 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 77.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1928

Top 20 records on 27 February 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1928	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1928	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Kiev, UA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Yalta, UA	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Broome Post Office, AU	monthly high max	42.3 C (108.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1928	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	32 years	16 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 78 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 100	56
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1