Weather Records on 27 February 2021

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 2021. Highest significance: Joao Pessoa, BR.

Key Facts for 27 February 2021

On 27 February 2021, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 372 daily.
Joao Pessoa set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 27 February 2021.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 27 February 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yushu	China	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
John Flannagan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fedscreek 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wave Hill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baingoin	China	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Rosevale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Manilla (Glenborah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ocracoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skyline 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagqu	China	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sasabe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centralnyj Rudnik	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah (Rocky Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campobasso	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asker	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bergen/Flesland	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 27 February 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 27 February 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 2021

Top 20 records on 27 February 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 2021	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	103 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2021	Macau Intl, MO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Tellico Plains, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	118 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Lajas Substn, PR	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily low min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Cove 1 E, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Yushu, CN	monthly high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	John Flannagan Lake, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Buckhorn Lake, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Sugar Land, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Plant City, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Fedscreek 1 SE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2021	Wave Hill, AU	daily low min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2021	Elliott, AU	daily low min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2021	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2021	Baingoin, CN	monthly high max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2021	Ljusnedal, SE	daily high max	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	33 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 386 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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Data for records on 2021-02-27: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	274
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1