Weather Records on 13 January 1927

189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1927. Highest significance: Watford, CA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1927

On 13 January 1927, 189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 186 daily.
Watford set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 13 January 1927.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

189 stations

189 station records on 13 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

189 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1927

Top 20 records on 13 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1927	Watford, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	Greenville, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1927	Watford, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Rockville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Mascoutah, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Steveston, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1927	Mykland, NO	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	26 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 189 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	753
2023	740
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,151

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	167
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1