Weather Records on 27 February 1994

1,367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1994. Highest significance: Cradock (Kanyaka), AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1994

On 27 February 1994, 1,367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 445 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,328 daily.
Cradock (Kanyaka) set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 27 February 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,367 stations

1,367 station records on 27 February 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ovesholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungbyhed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gillastig	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grundsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hemsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Friggestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Konga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prata Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eleuterio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Melville Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,367 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 262, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 481, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 133.

Records on 27 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	262
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	481
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	133

Records on 27 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 1,328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,145 broken records

Margins by which the 1,145 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1994

Top 20 records on 27 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1994	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1994	Medina, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1994	Glenorn, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1994	N'Guigni, NE	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Padun, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Ovesholm, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Dyce, GB	monthly rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Ljungbyhed, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Eucla, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Auvergne, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Erica (Parkers Corner), AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Gillastig, SE	monthly rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Cradock, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Cook, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Mixquiahuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Cressy, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1994	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	46 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,367 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,110
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1