Weather Records on 16 January 1927

250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1927. Highest significance: Wappingers Falls, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1927

On 16 January 1927, 250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 246 daily.
Wappingers Falls set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 16 January 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

250 stations

250 station records on 16 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McDonnell Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.1 C (-49.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

250 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 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

16 January 1927

Top 20 records on 16 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1927	Wappingers Falls, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1927	Milan, IT	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Cap Chat, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Greensboro, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Portland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Blakely, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	McDonnell Station, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Gospic, HR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Lawrence, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Keene, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Blackville 3 W, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1927	Peterborough (Dawson), AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	42 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

1795 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 250 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	195
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2