Weather Records on 27 February 1980

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1980. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1980

On 27 February 1980, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 951 daily.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set an all-time record daily precipitation of 432.4 mm (17.0 in) on 27 February 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 27 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	432.4 mm (17.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 290, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 27 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	290
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 27 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

771 broken records

Margins by which the 771 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1980

Top 20 records on 27 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1980	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	all-time rain	432.4 mm (17.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1980	Wonderboom, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Camocim, BR	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Irapuru, BR	daily rain	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Acarape, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Benfontein, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Hopedale (Aut), CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Meteghan River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Bargara, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Sweetwater, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1980	Kasane, BW	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 989 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 50	752
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1