Weather Records on 20 January 1927

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1927. Highest significance: Bundaberg Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1927

On 20 January 1927, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 373 daily.
Bundaberg Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 20 January 1927.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 20 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.3 mm (11.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1927

Top 20 records on 20 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1927	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	all-time rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Hvar, HR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	The Dalles, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1927	Albion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1927	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1927	Bologna, IT	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	31 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 381 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	283
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2