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Weather Records on 27 January 1901

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1901. Highest significance: Wentworth Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1901

  • On 27 January 1901, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Wentworth Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 27 January 1901.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 27 January 1901 16 station records on 27 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 27 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 January 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.7 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 27 January 1901 by type Records set or tied on 27 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 27 January 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 January 1901 by timescale Records on 27 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 27 January 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1901 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1901
Top 16 records on 27 January 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 January 1901Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)6 years32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain22.7 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Putbus, DEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Roermond, NLdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Sydney, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Daylesford, AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Saint John, CAdaily high min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Karlshamn, SEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Wien, ATdaily high max13.0 C (55.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1901Sydney, CAdaily high max (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie30 years3 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

1796 to 1901
Records on 01-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1901. 1901 had 16 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11804: 11830: 21834: 21840: 11841: 11843: 11844: 11846: 21848: 21850: 11855: 11858: 21862: 11867: 11870: 11871: 11873: 21878: 11879: 11880: 11882: 11883: 21885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 41891: 11892: 41894: 91895: 41897: 41898: 21899: 11900: 31901: 161902: 91903: 101904: 231905: 91906: 61907: 291908: 341909: 41910: 251911: 521912: 281913: 191914: 521915: 351916: 1251917: 401918: 871919: 261920: 551921: 211922: 381923: 1381924: 2731925: 1171926: 551927: 1911928: 2001929: 1661930: 1481931: 3281932: 2021933: 3021934: 7651935: 2701936: 8261937: 2431938: 3051939: 3121940: 8961941: 4051942: 5791943: 3551944: 1,7511945: 2421946: 1651947: 5321948: 8091949: 1,2451950: 9151951: 3551952: 6891953: 3761954: 8041955: 3971956: 6531957: 9481958: 3361959: 4661960: 2141961: 8991962: 7541963: 1,2261964: 1441965: 3171966: 6051967: 8111968: 7851969: 9851970: 7761971: 9471972: 9551973: 7021974: 1,2611975: 5471976: 1,0901977: 5921978: 7831979: 1,6521980: 5321981: 7761982: 9391983: 1,8491984: 7531985: 8391986: 1,0521987: 1,2141988: 7991989: 9711990: 6251991: 6961992: 1,0541993: 1,1971994: 2,0511995: 1,0171996: 1,3951997: 8671998: 6971999: 1,1232000: 1,3542001: 9372002: 1,7102003: 1,5932004: 8272005: 1,0182006: 1,0182007: 8462008: 7342009: 9652010: 9052011: 7192012: 6582013: 9072014: 4342015: 1,1552016: 1,0082017: 5762018: 5462019: 6792020: 4652021: 7862022: 4202023: 4252024: 1,0822025: 6192026: 1,1391796187318981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1901. 1901 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-27 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18041
18302
18342
18401
18411
18431
18441
18462
18482
18501
18551
18582
18621
18671
18701
18711
18732
18781
18791
18801
18821
18832
18851
18861
18871
18881
18893
18904
18911
18924
18949
18954
18974
18982
18991
19003
190116
19029
190310
190423
19059
19066
190729
190834
19094
191025
191152
191228
191319
191452
191535
1916125
191740
191887
191926
192055
192121
192238
1923138
1924273
1925117
192655
1927191
1928200
1929166
1930148
1931328
1932202
1933302
1934765
1935270
1936826
1937243
1938305
1939312
1940896
1941405
1942579
1943355
19441,751
1945242
1946165
1947532
1948809
19491,245
1950915
1951355
1952689
1953376
1954804
1955397
1956653
1957948
1958336
1959466
1960214
1961899
1962754
19631,226
1964144
1965317
1966605
1967811
1968785
1969985
1970776
1971947
1972955
1973702
19741,261
1975547
19761,090
1977592
1978783
19791,652
1980532
1981776
1982939
19831,849
1984753
1985839
19861,052
19871,214
1988799
1989971
1990625
1991696
19921,054
19931,197
19942,051
19951,017
19961,395
1997867
1998697
19991,123
20001,354
2001937
20021,710
20031,593
2004827
20051,018
20061,018
2007846
2008734
2009965
2010905
2011719
2012658
2013907
2014434
20151,155
20161,008
2017576
2018546
2019679
2020465
2021786
2022420
2023425
20241,082
2025619
20261,139

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).