Weather Records on 27 January 1951

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1951. Highest significance: Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1951

On 27 January 1951, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 351 daily.
Tweed Heads Golf Club set a daily record precipitation of 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 27 January 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 27 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 27 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 27 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1951

Top 20 records on 27 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1951	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Wayne, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Stettler, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Harrisville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Darlington, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Carina Hill Crescent, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1951	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1951	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1951	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	28 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 355 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	249
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1