Weather Records on 27 February 1957

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1957. Highest significance: Tonteldoos, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1957

On 27 February 1957, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 481 daily.
Tonteldoos set a daily record precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 27 February 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 27 February 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhilai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 February 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 February 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1957

Top 20 records on 27 February 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1957	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Grafton, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Bolgarh, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Phulbani, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Virden, CA	daily high min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Cornwall, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Montpelier, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Fremont, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Tiffin, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1957	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1957	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1957	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1957	Tiruchendur, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1957	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1957	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1957	Adams, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1957	Boonville 2 N, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	33 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 497 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	381
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1