Weather Records on 27 January 1988

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1988. Highest significance: Salina, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1988

On 27 January 1988, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 782 daily.
Salina set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 27 January 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 27 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Axutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yajalon (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaiba (Capoeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeji del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelos	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Chilchotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 27 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 27 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 6, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1988

Top 20 records on 27 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1988	Salina, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1988	Motozintla (Smn), MX	all-time low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Karval, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Ashtabula, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Los Gatos, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Honesdale 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Arnold, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Albin, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Julesburg, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1988	Park City G.C., US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1988	Ainsworth, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1988	Ibapah, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1988	San Andres Lagunas, MX	all-time low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1988	Axutla (Cfe), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1988	San Jose, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1988	Manchester 4 W, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1988	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 799 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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Data for records on 1988-01-27: 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 2026-10-17 (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	593
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3