Weather Records on 18 January 1927

233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1927. Highest significance: Pimlico, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1927

On 18 January 1927, 233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 233 daily.
Pimlico set a daily record precipitation of 96.3 mm (3.8 in) on 18 January 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

233 stations

233 station records on 18 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

233 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1927

Top 20 records on 18 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1927	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1927	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1927	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1927	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Mauzy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Wanalta, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1927	Franklin, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	38 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 233 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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	178
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1