Weather Records on 27 February 1958

940 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1958. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1958

On 27 February 1958, 940 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 890 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 27 February 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

940 stations

940 station records on 27 February 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pukwana 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Semans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kondapar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

940 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 467, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 27 February 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	467
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 27 February 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1958

Top 20 records on 27 February 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1958	Edgeley 3WNW, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1958	Leola, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1958	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Fort Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Jamestown State Hosp, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Dharingbadi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Melfort, CA	monthly snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	2 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Ipswich, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Eldon, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Lead, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Pukwana 3 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Ellendale, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Frostburg, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Orono, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1958	Holdrege, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	44 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 940 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 1958-02-27: 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 50	764
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1