Weather Records on 27 February 2000

1,378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 2000. Highest significance: Wirrabara, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 2000

On 27 February 2000, 1,378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
843 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 159 monthly and 1,219 daily.
Wirrabara set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 27 February 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,378 stations

1,378 station records on 27 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ironside 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,378 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 476, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 432, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 27 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	476
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	432
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 27 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 159, daily 1,219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,098 broken records

Margins by which the 1,098 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 2000

Top 20 records on 27 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 2000	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2000	Charlevoix, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Gogerddan, GB	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Stevens Pt, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Ironside 2 W, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Nanambinia, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Dayton Mcd, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Circleville, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Halfway, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Logan, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Tequisistlan, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Grayling, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Koolatah Station, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2000	Avon, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	70 years	45 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,378 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2000-02-27: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,087
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1