Weather Records on 27 January 1984

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1984. Highest significance: Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1984

On 27 January 1984, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 733 daily.
Emmaville (Strathbogie) set a daily record precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 27 January 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 27 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rowan (Connorton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potirendaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niangala (Ashland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coqueiros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Belah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 27 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 27 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 733.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1984

Top 20 records on 27 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1984	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 January 1984	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1984	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1984	Rowan (Connorton), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Potirendaba, BR	daily rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Usina Do Fojo, BR	all-time rain	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Niangala (Ashland), AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Hilton Head, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Bourke (Yanda), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Arcadia, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Itaju, BR	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Doctortown 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Healdsburg, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1984	Beechal, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 753 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	611
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1