Weather Records on 27 January 1940

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1940. Highest significance: Emporia 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1940

On 27 January 1940, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 571 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 811 daily.
Emporia 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 27 January 1940.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 27 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 355, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 27 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	355
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 27 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 59, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1940

Top 20 records on 27 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1940	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Nagaur (Nagore ), IN	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Camp Hill 2NW, US	all-time low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Kosciusko, US	all-time low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Macon 2 NE, US	all-time low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	all-time low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Pearlington, US	all-time low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Waynesboro, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16.7 C (30.1 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1940	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1940	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	all-time low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1940	Edinburg, US	all-time low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1940	Banner Elk, US	all-time low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1940	Anderson, US	all-time low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1940	Scottsboro, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	34 years	31 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 896 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	731
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1