Weather Records on 27 January 1994

2,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1994. Highest significance: Dresden, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1994

On 27 January 1994, 2,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 311 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 1,925 daily.
Dresden set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 27 January 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 27 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taciba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Buch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pelahatchie	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neuruppin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen Springs 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig-Gliesmarode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Herwen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,051 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 892, Heaviest daily snowfall 277, Deepest snow cover 158.

Records on 27 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	892
Heaviest daily snowfall	277
Deepest snow cover	158

Records on 27 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 109, daily 1,925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,761 broken records

Margins by which the 1,761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1994

Top 20 records on 27 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1994	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Alexandria, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Darganata, UZ	all-time rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Loup City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Niamey Aero, NE	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Natchez, US	monthly rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Curtis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Orange, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Bramsche, DE	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Edinburg, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	N Loup, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1994	Schierke, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1994	Pickstown, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1994	Primghar, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1994	Hickman, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1994	Oakdale, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	20 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1994. 1994 had 2,051 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 1994-01-27: 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	1,659
100 to 200	77
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1