Weather Records on 27 January 1931

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1931. Highest significance: Goldstream Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 27 January 1931

On 27 January 1931, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 321 daily.
Goldstream Lake set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 27 January 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 27 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1931

Top 20 records on 27 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1931	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1931	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	San Antonio Nursery, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Taos, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Forest Grove, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Steveston, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Willapa Harbor, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Newport, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	San Jacinto, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Melton, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1931	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 328 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 10	240
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	3