Weather Records on 27 January 1978

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1978. Highest significance: Decatur 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1978

On 27 January 1978, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 71 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 668 daily.
Decatur 1 N set an all-time record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 27 January 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

783 stations

783 station records on 27 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 262.

Records on 27 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	262

Records on 27 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 71, monthly 44, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1978

Top 20 records on 27 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1978	Decatur 1 N, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1978	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1978	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1978	Greer, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1978	Farmland 5 NNW, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Rifle, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Three Rivers, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Angola, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Marion 2 N, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Noblesville River, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Monroe, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Lakeview 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Gladwin, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1978	Madisonville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	52 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 783 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 100	552
100 to 200	65
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1