Weather Records on 27 January 1934

765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1934. Highest significance: Kodanand, IN.

Key Facts for 27 January 1934

On 27 January 1934, 765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
616 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 721 daily.
Kodanand set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 27 January 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

765 stations

765 station records on 27 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

765 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 385, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	385
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1934

Top 20 records on 27 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1934	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1934	Boggabri (Penryn), AU	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1934	Brenham, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1934	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1934	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1934	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1934	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1934	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Cubbaroo, AU	all-time rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Austin Montopolis Brg, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Blanco, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Maryville 2E, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Baan Baa, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1934	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 years	24 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 765 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 50	629
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1