Weather Records on 27 February 2009

1,222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 2009. Highest significance: Purdum, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 2009

On 27 February 2009, 1,222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
660 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 1,098 daily.
Purdum set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 27 February 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,222 stations

1,222 station records on 27 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Shirland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,222 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 475, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 164, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 27 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	475
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	164
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 27 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 123, daily 1,098.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 2009

Top 20 records on 27 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 2009	Purdum, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2009	Gladwin, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2009	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2009	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2009	Shirland, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2009	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2009	Cedar Falls Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2009	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2009	Calhoun City, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Baldwin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Springfield 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Lowell, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2009	Bison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	51 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 1,222 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 February 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	887
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1