Weather Records on 27 January 1948

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1948. Highest significance: Socorro, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1948

On 27 January 1948, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 529 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 787 daily.
Socorro set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 27 January 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 27 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Engle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 327, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 27 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	327
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 27 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 14, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1948

Top 20 records on 27 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1948	Socorro, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Lake Moraine, US	all-time low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Lugano, CH	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Salida, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Westcliffe, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Corona, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Los Lunas, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Mountainair, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Hana 354, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Rifle, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Caruthersville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Buena Vista 2S, US	all-time low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Crownpoint, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Des Moines, US	all-time low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Park Rch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1948	Santa Rosa, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	36 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 809 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	668
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1