Weather Records on 27 February 1956

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1956. Highest significance: Cape Leveque, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1956

On 27 February 1956, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 357 daily.
Cape Leveque set a daily record precipitation of 209.6 mm (8.3 in) on 27 February 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

361 stations

361 station records on 27 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 27 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 27 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1956

Top 20 records on 27 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1956	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	184.5 mm (7.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Warmun, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Bochum-1, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	North Yancho, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1956	El Suez, EG	monthly high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1956	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1956	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1956	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1956	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1956	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 361 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 1956-02-27: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	285
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1