Weather Records on 27 February 1988

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1988. Highest significance: Stillewoning, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1988

On 27 February 1988, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
521 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 893 daily.
Stillewoning set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 27 February 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 27 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brakboschpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Anastacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pot-the-Red	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 27 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 27 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 60, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1988

Top 20 records on 27 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1988	Stillewoning, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1988	Moreson, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1988	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Buzau, RO	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Norvalspont (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Brakboschpoort, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Andalsnes, NO	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Sunndalsora III, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Idomia, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Oksendal, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Podor, SN	daily low max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Eide Pa Nordmore, NO	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1988	Bultfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	40 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 955 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 1988-02-27: 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 50	734
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1