Weather Records on 27 February 1979

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1979. Highest significance: Corning, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1979

On 27 February 1979, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 699 daily.
Corning set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 27 February 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 27 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miramichi A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neumunster	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 279.

Records on 27 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	279

Records on 27 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1702.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1979

Top 20 records on 27 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1979	Corning, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1979	Anna 4 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1979	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Fredericktown, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Ueckermunde, DE	daily snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Doniphan, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Williamsville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	De Hoop, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Houlton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Norderney, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1979	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	51 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 716 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 1979-02-27: 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 250	569
250 to 500	30
500 to 750	3
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1