Weather Records on 27 January 1970

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1970. Highest significance: Santana (Santana Do Brejo), BR.

Key Facts for 27 January 1970

On 27 January 1970, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 765 daily.
Santana (Santana Do Brejo) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 184.0 mm (7.2 in) on 27 January 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 27 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santana (Santana Do Brejo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roadene	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 27 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 27 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1970

Top 20 records on 27 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1970	Santana (Santana Do Brejo), BR	all-time rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1970	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Hazelton, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Bend, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Parma Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Roadene, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Lethbridge A, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Belltrees Homestead, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Weaverville, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Dohne, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1970	Keno, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 776 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	572
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1