Weather Records on 3 January 1927

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1927. Highest significance: Hiram, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1927

On 3 January 1927, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 226 daily.
Hiram set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 January 1927.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 3 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	7
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1927

Top 20 records on 3 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1927	Hiram, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Colby, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Imperial, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Oakbank, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Mayville, US	monthly high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Parker, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Collegeville St John's, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Napoleon, US	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	New England, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Parnu, EE	daily low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Sotchi, RU	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Oakland, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Beaver City, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	St Albans, CA	daily high min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Bisbee, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1927	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	32 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

1794 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 235 records.

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

Records on 01-03 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	1
1800	1
1823	2
1825	1
1830	2
1839	1
1848	1
1853	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1868	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	4
1887	5
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1899	2
1900	15
1901	4
1902	15
1903	17
1904	51
1905	12
1906	13
1907	26
1908	8
1909	11
1910	23
1911	40
1912	26
1913	83
1914	33
1915	29
1916	60
1917	52
1918	80
1919	54
1920	31
1921	139
1922	80
1923	46
1924	222
1925	139
1926	268
1927	235
1928	412
1929	58
1930	160
1931	100
1932	167
1933	160
1934	208
1935	249
1936	404
1937	291
1938	139
1939	498
1940	312
1941	595
1942	505
1943	508
1944	361
1945	148
1946	171
1947	662
1948	462
1949	910
1950	2,025
1951	459
1952	587
1953	241
1954	370
1955	443
1956	188
1957	177
1958	326
1959	861
1960	431
1961	543
1962	802
1963	494
1964	513
1965	492
1966	885
1967	247
1968	582
1969	516
1970	749
1971	1,280
1972	313
1973	623
1974	1,010
1975	710
1976	524
1977	790
1978	745
1979	2,417
1980	470
1981	1,401
1982	1,380
1983	921
1984	983
1985	739
1986	676
1987	843
1988	1,034
1989	740
1990	467
1991	1,077
1992	1,200
1993	910
1994	902
1995	726
1996	2,085
1997	3,676
1998	1,434
1999	1,568
2000	2,063
2001	1,385
2002	1,307
2003	981
2004	1,406
2005	1,157
2006	1,472
2007	1,396
2008	948
2009	682
2010	1,337
2011	681
2012	956
2013	496
2014	1,029
2015	869
2016	605
2017	1,053
2018	1,444
2019	474
2020	772
2021	476
2022	989
2023	1,318
2024	734
2025	653
2026	902

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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 5	141
5 to 10	28
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1