Weather Records on 27 February 1952

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1952

On 27 February 1952, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 218 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 27 February 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 27 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Duri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 27 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 27 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 218.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1952

Top 20 records on 27 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Gnaraloo, AU	monthly rain	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Duri, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Minilya, AU	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1952	Caroleen, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1952	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1952	Malta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1952	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1952	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1952	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	32 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 224 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 1952-02-27: 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	178
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1