Weather Records on 27 January 1937

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1937. Highest significance: Winburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 January 1937

On 27 January 1937, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 236 daily.
Winburg (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 120.9 mm (4.8 in) on 27 January 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 27 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 27 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 27 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1937

Top 20 records on 27 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1937	Winburg (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1937	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1937	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1937	Holbrook, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1937	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1937	Williams, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1937	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1937	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1937	Yreka, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Lares, PR	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Paso Robles, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	St George, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Oracle, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1937	Vernal, US	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	38 years	27 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 243 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 100	193
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1