Weather Records on 27 January 1966

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1966. Highest significance: Ashland, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1966

On 27 January 1966, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 578 daily.
Ashland set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 27 January 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 27 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barwadih	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boissevain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 27 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 27 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 20, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1966

Top 20 records on 27 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1966	Ashland, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1966	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1966	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1966	Miami, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1966	Hopewell, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Weldon, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Virden, CA	all-time low max	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Hopewell, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	N Wilkesboro, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Santa Ana (Smn), MX	all-time rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Cheraw, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Ashland, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1966	Bhore(Borch), IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 605 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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Data for records on 1966-01-27: 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	416
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2