Weather Records on 27 January 1959

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1959. Highest significance: Penshurst (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1959

On 27 January 1959, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 457 daily.
Penshurst (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 27 January 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 27 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yimkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 27 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 27 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1959

Top 20 records on 27 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1959	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1959	Koroit, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Itatira, BR	monthly rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Branxholme, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Ultima (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Meilman, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Mortlake, AU	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Mulungu, BR	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Quambatook, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Romsey, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1959	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	42 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 466 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	395
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1