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Weather Records on 27 January 1917

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1917. Highest significance: Sotchi, RU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1917

  • On 27 January 1917, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Sotchi set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 27 January 1917.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 27 January 1917 40 station records on 27 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 27 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth24.0 cm (9.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-30.6 C (-23.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-7.5 C (18.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-11.6 C (11.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord snow depth30.0 cm (11.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-10.1 C (13.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
SuratAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 27 January 1917 by type Records set or tied on 27 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 27 January 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 27 January 1917 by timescale Records on 27 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.
Records on 27 January 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1917 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 90.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2820 to 40: 240 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 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 90.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 2028
20 to 402
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1917
Top 20 records on 27 January 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 January 1917Sotchi, RUdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)37.2 mm (1.5 in)29 years33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Hvar, HRdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)19 years32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Plauen, DEdaily snow depth24.0 cm (9.4 in)9.0 cm (3.5 in)19 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Astoria, USdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)30.3 mm (1.2 in)12 years25 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Peterborough, CAdaily low min-29.4 C (-20.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)48 years23 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Pesaro, ITdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Lakefield, CAdaily low min-31.7 C (-25.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Fort National, DZdaily high min7.0 C (44.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Innsbruck, ATdaily low max-6.0 C (21.2 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Beatrice, CAdaily low min-30.6 C (-23.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Altastenberg, DEdaily low max-7.5 C (18.5 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Peterborough, CAdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low max-11.6 C (11.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Springsure Comet St, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1917Hamilton, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)16 years11 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 1917
Records on 01-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 40 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 1917. 1917 had 40 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).