Weather Records on 27 February 1975

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1975. Highest significance: Lyndon, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1975

On 27 February 1975, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 317 daily.
Lyndon set a daily record precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 27 February 1975.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 27 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calingiri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowmead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Grande (Ibitirucu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conservatoria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 27 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 27 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1975

Top 20 records on 27 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1975	Lyndon, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	113.7 mm (4.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	31.3 cm (12.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Biloela Dpi, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Bluff Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Mannersley, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Idalia, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Lyons Falls, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1975	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1975	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1975	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1975	Zilverhout, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1975	Calingiri, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1975	Voewood, AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	24 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 320 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	267
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1