Weather Records on 27 January 1997

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1997. Highest significance: Naracoopa, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1997

On 27 January 1997, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 824 daily.
Naracoopa set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 27 January 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 27 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston Radio Wliv	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Helen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 27 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 27 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 26, daily 824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1997

Top 20 records on 27 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1997	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1997	Belleview 2 E, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	1 year	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1997	Mnt Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Dupree 15 SSE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Harwell, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Selby, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	71.2 cm (28.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Aberdeen, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Poco Fundo, BR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Foresthill Rs, US	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Casey, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	McGaffey 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Pollock, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1997	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	45 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 867 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 1997-01-27: 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	638
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1