Weather Records on 27 February 1969

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1969. Highest significance: Humboldt 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1969

On 27 February 1969, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 461 daily.
Humboldt 3 W set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 27 February 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 27 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oufontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rivers A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 27 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 27 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 14, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1969

Top 20 records on 27 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1969	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1969	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Aberdeen, US	daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	White Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Roscoe, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Hannah 2 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Roscoe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Yelarbon Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Sanborn, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Pinkham Notch, US	daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Redfield, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1969	Alton, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	26 years	45 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 483 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 1969-02-27: 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 200	401
200 to 400	16
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1