Weather Records on 27 February 1950

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1950. Highest significance: Mavelikara, IN.

Key Facts for 27 February 1950

On 27 February 1950, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 417 daily.
Mavelikara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 27 February 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 27 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 27 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 27 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1950

Top 20 records on 27 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1950	Mavelikara, IN	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Rocky Vale, AU	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Bollier, AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Quilon Pwd, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Punalur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Haripad, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1950	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 440 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 1950-02-27: 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	324
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1