Weather Records on 27 February 1961

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1961. Highest significance: Hamburg Bergedorf, DE.

Key Facts for 27 February 1961

On 27 February 1961, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 343 daily.
Hamburg Bergedorf set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 27 February 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 27 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1961

Top 20 records on 27 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1961	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Muenster, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Melle, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Scottsburg, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Grand Falls, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Uccle, BE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	114 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	20.3 C (68.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Laguna, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Altastenberg, DE	monthly high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1961	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1961	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1961	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1961	Donkerhoek-Rainhill, ZA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1961	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1961	Storlien, SE	daily high max	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	78 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 356 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 1961-02-27: 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	280
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2