Weather Records on 26 January 1927

185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1927. Highest significance: Bald Hills Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1927

On 26 January 1927, 185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 178 daily.
Bald Hills Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 120.1 mm (4.7 in) on 26 January 1927.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

185 stations

185 station records on 26 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

185 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

158 broken records

Margins by which the 158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1927

Top 20 records on 26 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1927	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1927	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1927	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1927	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1927	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1927	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1927	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Spring Hill, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Owen Sound, CA	monthly low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Southampton, CA	monthly low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1927	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	28 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 185 records.

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

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

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Data for records on 1927-01-26: 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 2026-10-17 (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	115
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1