Weather Records on 12 January 1927

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1927. Highest significance: New Smyrna Beach, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1927

On 12 January 1927, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 144 daily.
New Smyrna Beach set a daily record low maximum temperature of 5.0 C (41.0 F) on 12 January 1927.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 12 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 12 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1927

Top 20 records on 12 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1927	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Louisburg, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Ashland, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Colby, US	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Orebro, SE	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Sarna, SE	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Kissimmee, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Dresden, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1927	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	19 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 144 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 10	112
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1