Weather Records on 27 February 1974

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1974. Highest significance: Treherne, CA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1974

On 27 February 1974, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 500 daily.
Treherne set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 27 February 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 27 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dombietersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kweekwa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rheboksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soutwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 27 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 27 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1974

Top 20 records on 27 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1974	Treherne, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1974	Hanover (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1974	Steynsburg, ZA	all-time rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1974	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Dombietersfontein, ZA	monthly rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Cartwright, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Cartwright, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Agtertang, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Thomasgat, ZA	all-time rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Regina Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Hartebeesthoek, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Scheurfontein, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Kweekwa, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Morris, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1974	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 538 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	422
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1