Weather Records on 27 January 1965

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1965. Highest significance: Cle Elum, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1965

On 27 January 1965, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 312 daily.
Cle Elum set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 27 January 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 27 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Panelas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ariel Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalama 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scenic	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 27 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 27 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1965

Top 20 records on 27 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1965	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1965	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Lake Keechelus, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Harlem, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Panelas, BR	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Avery Rs, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Lake Kachess, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Miles City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Malta, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Ariel Dam, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1965	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	66 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1965. 1965 had 317 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	246
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1