Weather Records on 15 January 1927

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1927. Highest significance: Plainfield, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1927

On 15 January 1927, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 395 daily.
Plainfield set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 15 January 1927.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 15 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 261.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1927

Top 20 records on 15 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1927	Plainfield, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26.1 cm (10.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1927	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1927	Hedrum, NO	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1927	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Beito, NO	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Havana, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Stratford, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Madison, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Ladner, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Storrs, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Harrisville, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low max	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Sarna, SE	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Kiev, UA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1927	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 years	20 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

1795 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 406 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 50	304
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1