Weather Records on 27 January 1999

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1999. Highest significance: Turtle Lake, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 1999

On 27 January 1999, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
554 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 39 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,046 daily.
Turtle Lake set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 27 January 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 27 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-50.2 C (-58.4 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lainio	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-46.2 C (-51.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-48.8 C (-55.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pjalica	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-49.0 C (-56.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chacara Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-50.3 C (-58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bramon	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inari Nellim-1	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-45.8 C (-50.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rustefjelbma	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Janiskoski	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.5 C (-46.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiruna_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rovaniemi Apukka	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-45.7 C (-50.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inari Nellim-1	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-48.8 C (-55.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 27 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 27 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 39, monthly 38, daily 1,046.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

895 broken records

Margins by which the 895 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1999

Top 20 records on 27 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1999	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1999	Gallivare_A, SE	all-time low min	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1999	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily low min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Karasjok, NO	all-time low min	-50.2 C (-58.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Carinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	all-time low max	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	New Harmony, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	St George, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Bonners Ferry, US	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Lainio, SE	all-time low min	-46.2 C (-51.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Kirensk, RU	daily low min	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Hinckley, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Asheville, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Julia Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Yuleba State Forest, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Sodankyla AWS, FI	monthly low min	-48.8 C (-55.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1999	Pjalica, RU	all-time low max	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	31 years	39 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 1,123 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 1999-01-27: 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 25	840
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2