Weather Records on 27 February 1984

1,041 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1984. Highest significance: Sparta 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1984

On 27 February 1984, 1,041 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Sparta 1 W set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 27 February 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,041 stations

1,041 station records on 27 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Rocher 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Checotah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lookeba 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,041 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 466, Heaviest daily snowfall 201, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 27 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	466
Heaviest daily snowfall	201
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 27 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

913 broken records

Margins by which the 913 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1984

Top 20 records on 27 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1984	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Lebanon 2W, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Olney 2S, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Casey, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Palestine, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1984	Albion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1984	Licking 4N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1984	Tuscola, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1984	Spavinaw, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1984	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1984	Buffalo 2N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1984	Galena, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1984	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	56 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 1,041 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 1984
Margin	Records
0 to 100	817
100 to 200	82
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1