Weather Records on 27 February 1962

2,281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1962. Highest significance: Covington 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1962

On 27 February 1962, 2,281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 1,762 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 2,192 daily.
Covington 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 27 February 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 27 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wildersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pinewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cibecue	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkin 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,281 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 978, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 784, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 27 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	978
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	784
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 27 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 83, daily 2,192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,955 broken records

Margins by which the 1,955 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1962

Top 20 records on 27 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1962	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1962	Edmonton 3 W, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Lebanon, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Wildersville, US	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Pinewood, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Cannanore, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Estevan Point, CA	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Franklin, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Glasgow, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Jackson Exp STN, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Mc Kenzie, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Cibecue, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Cookeville, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1962	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 2,281 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 1962-02-27: 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	1,923
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1