Weather Records on 8 January 1927

107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1927. Highest significance: Minnedosa, CA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1927

On 8 January 1927, 107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 105 daily.
Minnedosa set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 8 January 1927.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

107 stations

107 station records on 8 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.2 C (-49.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Kergunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

107 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1927

Top 20 records on 8 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1927	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1927	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1927	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Treherne, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Treherne, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Fairmont, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Macon 2 NE, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Watertown, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Flandreau, US	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1927	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	38 years	17 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

1806 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1927. 1927 had 107 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	76
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1