Weather Records on 27 February 1992

1,081 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1992. Highest significance: Humansdorp (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 February 1992

On 27 February 1992, 1,081 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
672 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 166 monthly and 914 daily.
Humansdorp (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 27 February 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,081 stations

1,081 station records on 27 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boremba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,081 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 441, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 27 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	441
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 27 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 166, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

847 broken records

Margins by which the 847 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1992

Top 20 records on 27 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1992	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 February 1992	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1992	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1992	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1992	Alni, AU	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1992	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1992	Nockatunga Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1992	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1992	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Bedourie Police Station, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Mae Sot, TH	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Dajarra Hotel, AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Boremba Station, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Weona, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1992	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	48 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 1,081 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	830
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1