Weather Records on 27 January 1938

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1938. Highest significance: Hakalau 142, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1938

On 27 January 1938, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 302 daily.
Hakalau 142 set a daily record precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 27 January 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 27 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
French Island (Tankerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cadelga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 27 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1938

Top 20 records on 27 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1938	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1938	Frankfort 2NE, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1938	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1938	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1938	Somerville, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1938	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Albert (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Frankfort 2NE, US	monthly snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Rock View, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1938	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 305 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	227
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1