Weather Records on 27 February 1944

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1944. Highest significance: Kendrew Estates, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1944

On 27 February 1944, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
486 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 731 daily.
Kendrew Estates set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 27 February 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 27 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 27 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 27 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1944

Top 20 records on 27 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1944	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Williams, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Claude, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1944	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Aspermont, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Thomasville, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Belleville, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Santa Rosa, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1944	Durant, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	27 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 773 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	618
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1