Weather Records on 27 January 1968

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1968. Highest significance: Ely Park, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1968

On 27 January 1968, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 746 daily.
Ely Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 27 January 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 27 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Radyr Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Porcos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pantapin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Francis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 27 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 27 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1968

Top 20 records on 27 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1968	Ely Park, AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1968	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1968	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1968	Myrup, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1968	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Collie, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Driggs, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Northampton, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Happy Valley, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Inga, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Fairbridge, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Redwing, AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Darkan, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Oakley, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Dwellingup, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Hamel, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1968	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	47 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 785 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 1968-01-27: 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	620
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1