Weather Records on 27 February 1983

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1983. Highest significance: Pomona/Fairplex, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1983

On 27 February 1983, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 734 daily.
Pomona/Fairplex set a daily record precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 27 February 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 27 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garruchos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fontana Kaiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clouds Creek State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fontana 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier City Yard Fc106C	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 27 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 27 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 734.

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 315.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1983

Top 20 records on 27 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1983	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1983	Scaddan Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1983	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1983	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1983	Stuart, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Speddingup, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Pompano Beach, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Garruchos, BR	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Hialeah, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Fontana Kaiser, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Redlands, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Clouds Creek State Forest, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Cabanda Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1983	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	12 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 762 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	608
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1