Weather Records on 27 February 1942

256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1942. Highest significance: Weissenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 27 February 1942

On 27 February 1942, 256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 251 daily.
Weissenburg set a daily record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 27 February 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

256 stations

256 station records on 27 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skardu	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakardu Obsy	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

256 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 27 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 27 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1942

Top 20 records on 27 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1942	Weissenburg, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1942	Sihora Sr, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1942	Lencois, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1942	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1942	Akola, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1942	Lahar, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1942	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1942	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Kargil, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Durham, GB	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Barud(Warud), IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1942	Vastervik, SE	daily low max	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	12 years	25 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 256 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 50	190
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1