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Weather Records on 27 January 1921

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1921. Highest significance: Wilmington Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1921

  • On 27 January 1921, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Wilmington Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 27 January 1921.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 27 January 1921 21 station records on 27 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 27 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
AshevilleUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-4.9 C (23.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg FuhlsbuettelGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HungerfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-15.2 C (4.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of FlUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 27 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 27 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 27 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 January 1921 by timescale Records on 27 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 27 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1921 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1520 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 2015
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1921
Top 20 records on 27 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 January 1921Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)40 years38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1921Durham, GBdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Asheville, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)8.4 cm (3.3 in)15 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Simferopol, UAdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)9 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Gotska Sandon, SEdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Tomsk, RUdaily high min-4.9 C (23.2 F)5.9 C (10.6 F)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DEdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Hungerford, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Walgett (Dungalear), AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Cet Central England, GBdaily high max11.9 C (53.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Irkutsk, RUdaily high min-15.2 C (4.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Swift Current, CAdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Gainesville UNIV of Fl, USdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Camden 3 W, USdaily rain (Tie)16.8 mm (0.7 in)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max (Tie)18.4 C (65.1 F)tie50 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1921Constantine, DZmonthly high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie21 years4 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 1921
Records on 01-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 had 21 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 1921. 1921 had 21 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).