Weather Records on 27 February 1965

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1965. Highest significance: Port Aux Basques, CA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1965

On 27 February 1965, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 374 daily.
Port Aux Basques set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 27 February 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 27 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalama 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vernonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 27 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 27 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1965

Top 20 records on 27 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1965	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Ridgedale, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	The Pas, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	The Pas, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Kamsack, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Three Hills, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Hamiota, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1965	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1965	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1965	Glen Florrie Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 389 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 1965-02-27: 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	278
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1