Weather Records on 27 February 1985

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1985. Highest significance: Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1985

On 27 February 1985, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 450 daily.
Darwin Botanic Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 27 February 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 27 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honokohua 493	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oondooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zapotitlan de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morelos 77	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Leonor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Maguey	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 27 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 27 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1985

Top 20 records on 27 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1985	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Xicotepec de Juarez, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Sotchi, RU	daily low min	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Izmail, UA	daily low min	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Ai-Petri, UA	daily low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Newman, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Honokohua 493, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Itabera, BR	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Kisinev, MD	daily low max	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Gumri, AM	daily low max	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Odesa, UA	daily low min	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Simferopol, UA	daily low min	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	7.9 C (14.2 F)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1985	Zinapecuaro, MX	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1985	Alice, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1985	Kingsville, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 465 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 1985-02-27: 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 20	349
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1