Weather Records on 27 January 1980

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1980. Highest significance: Cape Hermes, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 January 1980

On 27 January 1980, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 510 daily.
Cape Hermes set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 27 January 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 27 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Sulphur Spgs 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 27 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 27 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1980

Top 20 records on 27 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1980	Cape Hermes, ZA	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1980	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1980	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1980	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Cheyenne, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Belle Glade, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Hot Sulphur Spgs 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Oakley 4W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Clewiston, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Centennial 1NE, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Dubois, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Estes Park, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Canal Pt USDA, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1980	Boulder, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	77 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 532 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	415
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1