Weather Records on 27 February 2013

1,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 2013. Highest significance: Chugwater, US.

Key Facts for 27 February 2013

On 27 February 2013, 1,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,057 daily.
Chugwater set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 27 February 2013.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,082 stations

1,082 station records on 27 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Toulon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Taloga	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tonganoxie 5SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lipscomb	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Polo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso - Langnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,082 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 186, Deepest snow cover 164.

Records on 27 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	186
Deepest snow cover	164

Records on 27 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 1,057.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 2013

Top 20 records on 27 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 2013	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	101 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Perry, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	112 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Toulon, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Coloma, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Taloga, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Elgin Water, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Orienta 1SSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Vici 1NNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2013	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2013	Pella 1S, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2013	Garnett 1 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2013	Tonganoxie 5SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2013	Harrisonville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2013	Lipscomb, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2013	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2013	Sultan Ismail Petra, MY	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2013	Albany, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	55 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 1,082 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 2013
Margin	Records
0 to 100	874
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1