Weather Records on 27 January 1918

87 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1918. Highest significance: Arrowie, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1918

On 27 January 1918, 87 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 85 daily.
Arrowie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 27 January 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

87 stations

87 station records on 27 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

87 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1918

Top 20 records on 27 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1918	Arrowie, AU	all-time rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1918	Stuarts Creek, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1918	Uccle, BE	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Southampton, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Blinman, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Plauen, DE	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Lucknow, CA	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1918	Kerang, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	15 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 87 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-27 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	2
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1858	2
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1894	9
1895	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	3
1901	16
1902	9
1903	10
1904	23
1905	9
1906	6
1907	29
1908	34
1909	4
1910	25
1911	52
1912	28
1913	19
1914	52
1915	35
1916	125
1917	40
1918	87
1919	26
1920	55
1921	21
1922	38
1923	138
1924	273
1925	117
1926	55
1927	191
1928	200
1929	166
1930	148
1931	328
1932	202
1933	302
1934	765
1935	270
1936	826
1937	243
1938	305
1939	312
1940	896
1941	405
1942	579
1943	355
1944	1,751
1945	242
1946	165
1947	532
1948	809
1949	1,245
1950	915
1951	355
1952	689
1953	376
1954	804
1955	397
1956	653
1957	948
1958	336
1959	466
1960	214
1961	899
1962	754
1963	1,226
1964	144
1965	317
1966	605
1967	811
1968	785
1969	985
1970	776
1971	947
1972	955
1973	702
1974	1,261
1975	547
1976	1,090
1977	592
1978	783
1979	1,652
1980	532
1981	776
1982	939
1983	1,849
1984	753
1985	839
1986	1,052
1987	1,214
1988	799
1989	971
1990	625
1991	696
1992	1,054
1993	1,197
1994	2,051
1995	1,017
1996	1,395
1997	867
1998	697
1999	1,123
2000	1,354
2001	937
2002	1,710
2003	1,593
2004	827
2005	1,018
2006	1,018
2007	846
2008	734
2009	965
2010	905
2011	719
2012	658
2013	907
2014	434
2015	1,155
2016	1,008
2017	576
2018	546
2019	679
2020	465
2021	786
2022	420
2023	425
2024	1,082
2025	619
2026	1,139

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	63
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1