Weather Records on 23 January 1927

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1927. Highest significance: Langmorn, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1927

On 23 January 1927, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 257 daily.
Langmorn set a daily record precipitation of 155.4 mm (6.1 in) on 23 January 1927.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

262 stations

262 station records on 23 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

210 broken records

Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1927

Top 20 records on 23 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1927	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1927	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1927	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1927	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1927	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1927	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	24 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 262 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	179
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1