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Weather Records on 27 January 1908

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1908. Highest significance: Stonecliffe, CA.

Key Facts for 27 January 1908

  • On 27 January 1908, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Stonecliffe set a daily record snowfall of 14.7 cm (5.8 in) on 27 January 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 27 January 1908 34 station records on 27 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 27 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.4 cm (2.9 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton WestCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton WestCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 27 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 27 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 27 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 January 1908 by timescale Records on 27 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 27 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1908 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2720 to 40: 240 to 60: 160 to 80: 180 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 2027
20 to 402
40 to 601
60 to 801
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1908
Top 20 records on 27 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 January 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)24 years25 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall7.4 cm (2.9 in)4.4 cm (1.7 in)25 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)8.7 cm (3.4 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)6 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max7.2 C (45.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Sydney, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Sutton West, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Saint John, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Truro, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Boorolong, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1908Halifax, CAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)4 years10 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 1908
Records on 01-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 34 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: 5432019: 6762020: 4632021: 7822022: 4182023: 4242024: 1,0822025: 6191796187318981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 34 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
2018543
2019676
2020463
2021782
2022418
2023424
20241,082
2025619

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).