Weather Records on 21 January 1927

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1927. Highest significance: Bogantungan Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1927

On 21 January 1927, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 425 daily.
Bogantungan Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 21 January 1927.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 21 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1927

Top 20 records on 21 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1927	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1927	Florence, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1927	Cascade Locks, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1927	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20.0 C (36.0 F)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1927	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1927	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1927	Porthill, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Astoria, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Forest Grove, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Dayville, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Porthill, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Joseph, US	monthly low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Rosalia, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1927	Forest Grove, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 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

1793 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 447 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

Download the Data

Data for records on 1927-01-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	340
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2