Weather Records on 27 February 1948

1,066 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1948. Highest significance: Toledo 3N, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1948

On 27 February 1948, 1,066 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 987 daily.
Toledo 3N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 27 February 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,066 stations

1,066 station records on 27 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,066 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 616, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 27 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	616
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 27 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 78, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

935 broken records

Margins by which the 935 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1948

Top 20 records on 27 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1948	Toledo 3N, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1948	Trousdale 1 NE, US	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Blair, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Flandreau, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Perry, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Stockport, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Fairmont, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Boone, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Rockford, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1948	Cumberland, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 1,066 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1948-02-27: 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 100	915
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1