Weather Records on 27 February 1919

77 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1919. Highest significance: Bombala (Therry Street), AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1919

On 27 February 1919, 77 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 71 daily.
Bombala (Therry Street) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 194.8 mm (7.7 in) on 27 February 1919.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

77 stations

77 station records on 27 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Restdown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yallook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

77 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 February 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1919

Top 20 records on 27 February 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1919	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	all-time rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1919	Bukalong Station, AU	all-time rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1919	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1919	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1919	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	all-time rain	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1919	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1919	Bonang, AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1919	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Allora Post Office, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Restdown, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Toongabbie, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Wulgulmerang, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Metten, DE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1919	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	19 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 77 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 1919-02-27: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	60
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3