Weather Records on 27 February 1977

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1977. Highest significance: Farmland 5 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1977

On 27 February 1977, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 740 daily.
Farmland 5 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 27 February 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

783 stations

783 station records on 27 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moran	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklandon Geist Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mabuiag Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Marie (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 27 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 27 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1977

Top 20 records on 27 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1977	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1977	Moran, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Kokpekty, KZ	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Centralia, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Paulding, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Oaklandon Geist Rsvr, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Bowling Green 1 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Gridley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Greenfield, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Griggsville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Spencer, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Pana, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	42 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 783 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 1977-02-27: 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 100	628
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1