Weather Records on 27 January 1946

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1946. Highest significance: Ubajara, BR.

Key Facts for 27 January 1946

On 27 January 1946, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 163 daily.
Ubajara set a daily record precipitation of 91.3 mm (3.6 in) on 27 January 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 27 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

146 broken records

Margins by which the 146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1946

Top 20 records on 27 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1946	Ubajara, BR	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1946	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1946	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1946	Emsdale, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1946	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1946	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1946	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Caguas, PR	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Missao Velha, BR	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Pereiro, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Caguas, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1946	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	28 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 165 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	122
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1