Weather Records on 27 January 1993

1,197 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1993. Highest significance: Quambatook South, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1993

On 27 January 1993, 1,197 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,175 daily.
Quambatook South set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 27 January 1993.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,197 stations

1,197 station records on 27 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Dwr Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,197 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 547, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 27 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	547
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 27 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 1,175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,020 broken records

Margins by which the 1,020 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1993

Top 20 records on 27 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1993	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Raywood, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	89 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Barkly, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Eversley, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Glenorchy, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Redbank, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Minyip (Post Office), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Navarre, AU	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Wolseley, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Beazleys Bridge, AU	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Wartook Reservoir, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Tottington, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Natte Yallock, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1993	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1993. 1993 had 1,197 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 1993-01-27: 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 100	989
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1