Weather Records on 27 February 1953

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1953. Highest significance: Putbus, DE.

Key Facts for 27 February 1953

On 27 February 1953, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 262 daily.
Putbus set a daily record high maximum temperature of 12.1 C (53.8 F) on 27 February 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 27 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 262.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1953

Top 20 records on 27 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1953	Putbus, DE	daily high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1953	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Derby, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Blagovescensk, RU	monthly high min	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Lakeside, US	monthly high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Vale, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Altastenberg, DE	daily high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Brocken, DE	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Plauen, DE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Greifswald, DE	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Quebec, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Kargopol, RU	monthly high max	3.1 C (37.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Waren, DE	daily high max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1953	Vastervik, SE	daily high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	55 years	25 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 271 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1953
Margin	Records
0 to 10	183
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2