Weather Records on 27 February 1937

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1937. Highest significance: Meja, IN.

Key Facts for 27 February 1937

On 27 February 1937, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 540 daily.
Meja set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 27 February 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 27 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 27 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 27 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1937

Top 20 records on 27 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1937	Meja, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Teonthar, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Raipur, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Arwal, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Tamar, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Talcher, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Buxa, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Thakurdwara, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Jeoli Jansath, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Kotalpur, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Contai, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1937	Ambari, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1937	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1937	Soro, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1937	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 543 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	492
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1