Weather Records on 27 January 1957

948 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1957. Highest significance: Jucurutu, BR.

Key Facts for 27 January 1957

On 27 January 1957, 948 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 573 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 914 daily.
Jucurutu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 27 January 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

948 stations

948 station records on 27 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

948 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 295, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 278, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 27 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	295
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	278
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 27 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 21, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 272.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1957

Top 20 records on 27 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1957	Jucurutu, BR	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Williams, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Nurpur, IN	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Crown King, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Riggins, US	all-time low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Nebo, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Jullundar, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Dayville, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe, BR	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Payette, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Richland, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Sunnyside, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	65 years	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 948 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 50	781
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1