Weather Records on 27 January 1920

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1920. Highest significance: Bonang (Goomgerah), AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1920

On 27 January 1920, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 54 daily.
Bonang (Goomgerah) set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 27 January 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 27 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.9 C (-61.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1920

Top 20 records on 27 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1920	Bonang (Goomgerah), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1920	Jimenbuen, AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Yarmouth, CA	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Bacchus Marsh, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Yarram, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Kew, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Waverley (Belltrees 2), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Bird Rocks, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1.1 cm (0.4 in)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1920	Tomsk, RU	daily low min	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	23 years	14 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 55 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	42
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1