Weather Records on 27 January 1974

1,261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1974. Highest significance: Ipswich, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1974

On 27 January 1974, 1,261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,171 daily.
Ipswich set an all-time record daily precipitation of 340.0 mm (13.4 in) on 27 January 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,261 stations

1,261 station records on 27 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	340.0 mm (13.4 in)	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Thornton Bvrt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.6 mm (11.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.8 mm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	496.0 mm (19.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.8 mm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	285.6 mm (11.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	412.6 mm (16.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,261 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 718, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	718
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 64, daily 1,171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,119 broken records

Margins by which the 1,119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 298.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1974

Top 20 records on 27 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1974	Ipswich, AU	all-time rain	340.0 mm (13.4 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	87 years	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 January 1974	Harrisville Post Office, AU	all-time rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 January 1974	Lowood Don St, AU	monthly rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	76 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 January 1974	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Moorang, AU	all-time rain	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Thornton Bvrt, AU	all-time rain	292.6 mm (11.5 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	183.7 mm (7.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	86 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	all-time rain	278.8 mm (11.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Mt Glorious Fahey Rd, AU	all-time rain	496.0 mm (19.5 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	18 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Amberley AMO, AU	all-time rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Irvingdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Geneva, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Wilkawatt Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1974	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 1,261 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	980
50 to 100	86
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1