Weather Records on 27 January 1927

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1927. Highest significance: Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1927

On 27 January 1927, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 189 daily.
Amcor - Petrie Mill set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 27 January 1927.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 27 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

172 broken records

Margins by which the 172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1927

Top 20 records on 27 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1927	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Dinmore Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Aberdare, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1927	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1927	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1927	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1927	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	32 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 191 records.

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

Records on 01-27 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	2
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1858	2
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1894	9
1895	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	3
1901	16
1902	9
1903	10
1904	23
1905	9
1906	6
1907	29
1908	34
1909	4
1910	25
1911	52
1912	28
1913	19
1914	52
1915	35
1916	125
1917	40
1918	87
1919	26
1920	55
1921	21
1922	38
1923	138
1924	273
1925	117
1926	55
1927	191
1928	200
1929	166
1930	148
1931	328
1932	202
1933	302
1934	765
1935	270
1936	826
1937	243
1938	305
1939	312
1940	896
1941	405
1942	579
1943	355
1944	1,751
1945	242
1946	165
1947	532
1948	809
1949	1,245
1950	915
1951	355
1952	689
1953	376
1954	804
1955	397
1956	653
1957	948
1958	336
1959	466
1960	214
1961	899
1962	754
1963	1,226
1964	144
1965	317
1966	605
1967	811
1968	785
1969	985
1970	776
1971	947
1972	955
1973	702
1974	1,261
1975	547
1976	1,090
1977	592
1978	783
1979	1,652
1980	532
1981	776
1982	939
1983	1,849
1984	753
1985	839
1986	1,052
1987	1,214
1988	799
1989	971
1990	625
1991	696
1992	1,054
1993	1,197
1994	2,051
1995	1,017
1996	1,395
1997	867
1998	697
1999	1,123
2000	1,354
2001	937
2002	1,710
2003	1,593
2004	827
2005	1,018
2006	1,018
2007	846
2008	734
2009	965
2010	905
2011	719
2012	658
2013	907
2014	434
2015	1,155
2016	1,008
2017	576
2018	546
2019	679
2020	465
2021	786
2022	420
2023	425
2024	1,082
2025	619
2026	1,139

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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	140
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2