Weather Records on 27 February 1947

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1947. Highest significance: Beebyn, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1947

On 27 February 1947, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 425 daily.
Beebyn set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 27 February 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 27 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 510 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gidgee Birrigrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 27 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 27 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 285.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1947

Top 20 records on 27 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1947	Beebyn, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Mardie, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Yarrabubba, AU	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	161 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Boras, SE	daily low max	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Rpf 510 Mile, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1947	Fraser, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	35 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 437 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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Data for records on 1947-02-27: 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 50	355
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1