Weather Records on 29 January 1927

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1927. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1927

On 29 January 1927, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 202 daily.
Cairns Post Office set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 28.9 C (84.0 F) on 29 January 1927.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 29 January 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 31.

Records on 29 January 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 January 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1927

Top 20 records on 29 January 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1927	Cairns Post Office, AU	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Wollun, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Franklin, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Zanesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Bonang, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Farmington, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Portland, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Chatham, CA	daily high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1927	Saint John, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	16 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 203 records.

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

Records on 01-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1804	1
1830	2
1831	1
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	2
1872	2
1873	3
1875	1
1877	2
1883	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	7
1896	3
1897	3
1898	10
1899	4
1900	9
1901	5
1902	7
1903	20
1904	6
1905	15
1906	17
1907	9
1908	16
1909	14
1910	57
1911	22
1912	28
1913	40
1914	57
1915	41
1916	286
1917	45
1918	134
1919	30
1920	57
1921	48
1922	47
1923	66
1924	155
1925	237
1926	170
1927	203
1928	116
1929	222
1930	116
1931	397
1932	338
1933	126
1934	536
1935	455
1936	536
1937	196
1938	224
1939	223
1940	386
1941	357
1942	451
1943	330
1944	423
1945	286
1946	181
1947	1,154
1948	697
1949	1,097
1950	768
1951	1,125
1952	239
1953	554
1954	755
1955	476
1956	642
1957	820
1958	834
1959	464
1960	441
1961	599
1962	635
1963	1,131
1964	143
1965	696
1966	2,021
1967	731
1968	806
1969	1,201
1970	611
1971	1,200
1972	296
1973	676
1974	1,195
1975	1,300
1976	570
1977	1,047
1978	738
1979	1,587
1980	791
1981	515
1982	667
1983	1,200
1984	689
1985	551
1986	831
1987	1,142
1988	829
1989	1,420
1990	1,218
1991	636
1992	1,293
1993	748
1994	1,010
1995	1,170
1996	808
1997	803
1998	675
1999	1,553
2000	1,365
2001	1,198
2002	2,267
2003	657
2004	1,074
2005	1,042
2006	1,600
2007	739
2008	1,026
2009	980
2010	1,014
2011	519
2012	604
2013	1,904
2014	1,816
2015	700
2016	864
2017	390
2018	883
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,183
2024	1,886
2025	741
2026	402

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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 5	142
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1