Weather Records on 27 January 1944

1,751 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1944. Highest significance: Broken Bow 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1944

On 27 January 1944, 1,751 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,037 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 168 monthly and 1,577 daily.
Broken Bow 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 27 January 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,751 stations

1,751 station records on 27 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	85.9 cm (33.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,751 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 488, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 549, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 595, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 27 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	488
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	549
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	595
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 27 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 168, daily 1,577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,523 broken records

Margins by which the 1,523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 605.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1944

Top 20 records on 27 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1944	Broken Bow 2 W, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Fairfax, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Lead, US	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Elsie, US	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Halsey 2 W, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Oberlin, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Beaver City, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Imperial, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Healy, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Ft Robinson, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Buskala Rch, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Spearfish, US	monthly snowfall	85.9 cm (33.8 in)	60.5 cm (23.8 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1944	Curtis, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1944	Springview 2NW, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1944	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1944	Colby, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1944	Gothenburg, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1944	Deerfield Dam, US	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1944	Maristova, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1944	Ewing, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 1,751 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1944-01-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,504
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1