Weather Records on 27 January 1958

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1958. Highest significance: Cooma (Kiaora), AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1958

On 27 January 1958, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 332 daily.
Cooma (Kiaora) set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 27 January 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 27 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wannerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nudley State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 27 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 27 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1958

Top 20 records on 27 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1958	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1958	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1958	Steigen, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1958	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1958	Armagh, GB	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1958	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1958	Hemlock, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1958	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1958	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	La Harpe, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Ituacu, BR	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Durham, CA	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Kulu, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	La Malbaie, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1958	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	26 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 336 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1958-01-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	253
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1