Weather Records on 27 February 2018

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 2018. Highest significance: Visby_Flygplats, SE.

Key Facts for 27 February 2018

On 27 February 2018, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 748 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Visby_Flygplats set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 27 February 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 27 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	67.1 cm (26.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santiam Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brooman (Carisbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Placid Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moyola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Holtenau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 527, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 27 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	527
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 27 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,017 broken records

Margins by which the 1,017 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 468.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 2018

Top 20 records on 27 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 2018	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 February 2018	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2018	Island Park, US	daily snowfall	67.1 cm (26.4 in)	46.8 cm (18.4 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2018	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2018	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2018	Werrington Station, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Santiam Junction, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Colstrip, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Hardin, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Hysham, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Tonopah, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	131 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Long Creek, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Montelimar, FR	daily low max	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2018	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	42 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 1,124 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 2018
Margin	Records
0 to 100	992
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2