Weather Records on 27 February 1973

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1973. Highest significance: Mercedes 6 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1973

On 27 February 1973, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 436 daily.
Mercedes 6 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 27 February 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 27 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Benito	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	173.0 cm (68.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Jerome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montebello Seigniory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1973

Top 20 records on 27 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1973	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1973	San Benito, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	Harlingen, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	McCook, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	Baddeck, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1973	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	Melrose, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	Port Hastings, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	N Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	Raymondville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	Sandberg, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	Grindstone Island, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1973	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	30 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 444 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 1973-02-27: 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 20	341
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1