Weather Records on 27 January 1950

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1950. Highest significance: Tibri, IN.

Key Facts for 27 January 1950

On 27 January 1950, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 883 daily.
Tibri set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 27 January 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 27 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 27 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 27 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 883.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1950

Top 20 records on 27 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1950	Tibri, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Kooskia, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Nanpara, IN	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Berlin, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1950	Batala, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	N Ghasan Sr, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Framingham, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Washington Dam 19, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Pathankot, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Moro, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Beverley, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Darwin Loco Works, AU	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1950	Avondale, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	0 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 915 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 50	746
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1