Weather Records on 27 February 1936

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1936. Highest significance: Sonamarg &, IN.

Key Facts for 27 February 1936

On 27 February 1936, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 336 daily.
Sonamarg & set an all-time record daily precipitation of 299.7 mm (11.8 in) on 27 February 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 27 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Calumet	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	257.0 cm (101.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpuri(Rampur)	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 27 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 27 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2794.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1936

Top 20 records on 27 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1936	Sonamarg &, IN	all-time rain	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1936	Calumet, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Usilampatti, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Erode, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Dras, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1936	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1936	Quatsino, CA	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	33 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 347 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1936-02-27: 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 500	283
500 to 1000	2
1000 to 1500	1
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1
2500 to 3000	1