Weather Records on 27 February 2024

1,588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 February 2024. Highest significance: Zakatala, AZ.

Key Facts for 27 February 2024

On 27 February 2024, 1,588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,371 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 314 monthly and 1,273 daily.
Zakatala set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 27 February 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,588 stations

1,588 station records on 27 February 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 February 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rookwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,588 records

Records set or tied on 27 February 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 900, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 471, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 February 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	900
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	471
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 February 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 314, daily 1,273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,272 broken records

Margins by which the 1,272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 February 2024

Top 20 records on 27 February 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 2024	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2024	Mahnomen, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2024	Rookwood Station, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Allison, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Iowa Falls, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Zumbrota, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Climax, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Denison, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	128 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Forest City 2 NNE, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	127 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Charleston, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Monmouth, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Logan 1 WNW, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	127 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Aledo, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Carroll, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	128 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Fayette, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Grundy Ctr, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2024	Toledo 3N, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	52 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 1,588 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 50	1,257
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1