Weather Records on 27 January 2000

1,354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2000. Highest significance: Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 2000

On 27 January 2000, 1,354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 419 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,310 daily.
Tarcutta (Wollumbi) set a daily record precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 27 January 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,354 stations

1,354 station records on 27 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washita	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Wolonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth (Glencoe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,354 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 235, Deepest snow cover 136.

Records on 27 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	235
Deepest snow cover	136

Records on 27 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 34, daily 1,310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,121 broken records

Margins by which the 1,121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2000

Top 20 records on 27 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2000	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 January 2000	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Wilburton 9 ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Stuttgart, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Mena, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Wilburton 9 ENE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	12 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Portland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Norman 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2000	Pine Bluff Grider Fld, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 years	60 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,354 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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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	959
50 to 100	108
100 to 150	30
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	3