Weather Records on 27 February 1993

1,496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1993. Highest significance: Jefferson 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1993

On 27 February 1993, 1,496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 548 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,450 daily.
Jefferson 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 27 February 1993.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,496 stations

1,496 station records on 27 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pacific	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Modena	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitman Mission	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baterod	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ice Harbor Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Kallaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw Markland Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,496 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 275, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 273, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 428.

Records on 27 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	275
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	273
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	428

Records on 27 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 39, daily 1,450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,193 broken records

Margins by which the 1,193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1993

Top 20 records on 27 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1993	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1993	Creston 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1993	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1993	Pacific, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1993	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1993	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Sioux City Perry Creek, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Boulder City, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Mc Cook, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Callao, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Mitt. Paamiut, GL	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Fairmont, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Ness City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	19 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,496 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 100	1,037
100 to 200	118
200 to 300	23
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1