Weather Records on 24 January 1927

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1927. Highest significance: Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1927

On 24 January 1927, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 165 daily.
Cape Moreton Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 24 January 1927.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 24 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

147 broken records

Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1927

Top 20 records on 24 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1927	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Aberdare, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1927	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1927	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1927	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1927	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1927	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	31 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

1796 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1927. 1927 had 172 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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 50	123
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1