Weather Records on 27 January 1924

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1924. Highest significance: Port Arthur, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1924

On 27 January 1924, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 263 daily.
Port Arthur set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 27 January 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 27 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 27 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1924

Top 20 records on 27 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1924	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1924	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1924	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1924	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Beech Forest, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Bathurst Gaol, AU	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Quebec, CA	monthly low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Eastport, US	all-time low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Ottawa, CA	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1924	Farmington, US	monthly low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	22 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 273 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 20	236
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1