Weather Records on 27 February 1940

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1940. Highest significance: Gyzylarbat, TM.

Key Facts for 27 February 1940

On 27 February 1940, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 576 daily.
Gyzylarbat set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 27 February 1940.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 27 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville D St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 27 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 27 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1940

Top 20 records on 27 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1940	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Walnut Creek 2 ESE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Kentfield, US	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Vacaville, US	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Nevada City, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Stockton 2, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	De Sabla, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Orleans, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Oakland, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Quincy, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Marysville D St Brg, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1940	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 603 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 200	508
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1