Weather Records on 27 February 2016

743 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 2016. Highest significance: Vitoria/Foronda, ES.

Key Facts for 27 February 2016

On 27 February 2016, 743 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
633 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 683 daily.
Vitoria/Foronda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.2 mm (2.8 in) on 27 February 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

743 stations

743 station records on 27 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vitoria/Foronda	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cork	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pasanauri	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nadym	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tolka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

743 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 420, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 27 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	420
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 27 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 2016

Top 20 records on 27 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 2016	Vitoria/Foronda, ES	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Nenjiang, CN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Kennebec, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Decorah, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Spencer 1 N, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Wamsutter, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Postville, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Washta, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Tarko-Sale, RU	monthly high max	3.4 C (38.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Nenastnaja, RU	monthly high max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Highmore, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Menno, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Conrad, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2016	Steele 4N, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	39 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 743 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 2026-10-16 (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	589
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1