Weather Records on 27 February 1996

2,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1996. Highest significance: Mellette 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 1996

On 27 February 1996, 2,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,080 were record highs and 424 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 203 monthly and 1,824 daily.
Mellette 4 W set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 27 February 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 27 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wright 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,031 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 444, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 636, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 145, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 27 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	444
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	636
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	145
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 27 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 203, daily 1,824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,508 broken records

Margins by which the 1,508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1996

Top 20 records on 27 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1996	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1996	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1996	Montague 4 NW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1996	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1996	Pavillion, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Kenton, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Hallett, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Cloquet, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Wilmot, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Cold Bay AP, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Niles, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Bismarck 7 N, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	McGrath AP, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1996	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1996	Wis Rapids Grand Av B, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 2,031 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	1,486
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1