Weather Records on 27 February 1968

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1968. Highest significance: Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1968

On 27 February 1968, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 605 daily.
Hobart Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 27 February 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 27 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 27 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 27 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1968

Top 20 records on 27 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1968	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1968	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Oni, GE	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Karnaprayag, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Richmond (Lowlands), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Caico, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Nikorcminda, GE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Dwaleni, SZ	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Risdon, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Samtredia, GE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	66 years	42 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 665 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 100	532
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1