Weather Records on 27 February 1999

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 1999. Highest significance: Charleville Aero, AU.

Key Facts for 27 February 1999

On 27 February 1999, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 608 daily.
Charleville Aero set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 27 February 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 27 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vazante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bute: Rothesay	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Real	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coronel Murta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucky Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 27 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 27 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 1999

Top 20 records on 27 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1999	Charleville Aero, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 1999	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Lowman, US	daily snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Emory, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Turallin, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Barnes STN, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Hartline, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Vazante, BR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Union de San Antonio, MX	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily high max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Bute: Rothesay, GB	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Arlington, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1999	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	37 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 633 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	466
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1