Weather Records on 1 January 1927

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1927. Highest significance: Point Escuminac, CA.

Key Facts for 1 January 1927

On 1 January 1927, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 109 daily.
Point Escuminac set a daily record snowfall of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 1 January 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 1 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

93 broken records

Margins by which the 93 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1927

Top 20 records on 1 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1927	Point Escuminac, CA	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Andenes, NO	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Minnedosa, CA	daily high max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Portland, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Prince Albert, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Astana, KZ	daily high min	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Wray, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1927	Petoskey, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	16 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

1798 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1927. 1927 had 112 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 25	92
25 to 50	0
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1