Weather Records on 27 January 1955

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1955. Highest significance: Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 January 1955

On 27 January 1955, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 389 daily.
Hartbeesfontein (Skl) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 27 January 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 27 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 27 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 27 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1955

Top 20 records on 27 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1955	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1955	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Patu, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Kholapur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Taung, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Chandur Bazar, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Tallyabra, AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1955	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	17 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 397 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	281
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2