Weather Records on 27 February 1976

1,721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1976. Highest significance: Gooloogong Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1976

On 27 February 1976, 1,721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,084 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,636 daily.
Gooloogong Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 72.8 mm (2.9 in) on 27 February 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,721 stations

1,721 station records on 27 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,721 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 824, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 472, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 27 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	824
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	472
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 27 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 83, daily 1,636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,414 broken records

Margins by which the 1,414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 720.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1976

Top 20 records on 27 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1976	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1976	Deeside, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1976	Nairibin, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1976	Quairading, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1976	Minnivale Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1976	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Kukerin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Tenindewa Bindu, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Cracow Store, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Cachoeira da Graca, BR	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	St Albans, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Iawakia, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	12 years	47 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 1,721 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	1,406
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1