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Weather Records on 27 January 1904

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1904. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 27 January 1904

  • On 27 January 1904, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Southampton set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 27 January 1904.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 27 January 1904 23 station records on 27 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 27 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.9 C (62.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-28.3 C (-18.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 27 January 1904 by type Records set or tied on 27 January 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 January 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 27 January 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 January 1904 by timescale Records on 27 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22.
Records on 27 January 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1904 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 160 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1904
Top 20 records on 27 January 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 January 1904Southampton, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Southampton, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max16.9 C (62.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Windsor Riverside, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Halifax, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max16.2 C (61.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Fredericton Unb, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min-31.7 C (-25.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Peterborough, CAdaily low max-12.8 C (9.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Madison Wb City, USdaily low min-27.8 C (-18.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUmonthly low max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie23 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1904Dubuque River, USdaily low min-28.3 C (-18.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)1 year5 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 1904
Records on 01-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1904. 1904 had 23 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 1904. 1904 had 23 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).