Weather Records on 27 January 1977

592 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1977. Highest significance: Guaiuba, BR.

Key Facts for 27 January 1977

On 27 January 1977, 592 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 565 daily.
Guaiuba set a daily record precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 27 January 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

592 stations

592 station records on 27 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guaiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olifantshoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Court House	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

592 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 27 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 27 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 18, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1977

Top 20 records on 27 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1977	Guaiuba, BR	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Bau, BR	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Bosduiwekop, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Rushville, US	all-time snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Franklin, US	all-time snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Pesqueira, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Greenville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Acude Oros, BR	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Carlinville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Vespasiano, BR	daily rain	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1977	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 592 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	412
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2