Weather Records on 27 January 1982

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1982. Highest significance: Haina 214, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1982

On 27 January 1982, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 892 daily.
Haina 214 set a daily record precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 27 January 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 27 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Churchill A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.8 cm (11.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pickle Lake (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Vale Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 272, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 154.

Records on 27 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	272
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	154

Records on 27 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 39, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1982

Top 20 records on 27 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1982	Haina 214, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1982	Fazenda Feijao, BR	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1982	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Haleakala Exp Farm 434, US	daily rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Tongala, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Akron 4 E, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Churchill A, CA	daily snowfall	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	8.5 cm (3.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	St John's A, CA	daily snowfall	28.8 cm (11.3 in)	16.9 cm (6.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Ulysses 3NE, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Mitchell 5E, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Towson, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	New London, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1982	Clinton, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	70 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 939 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1982-01-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 January 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 100	689
100 to 200	35
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1