Weather Records on 27 January 2001

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2001. Highest significance: Black Rvr Pumps, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 2001

On 27 January 2001, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 898 daily.
Black Rvr Pumps set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 27 January 2001.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 27 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quartzsite	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 27 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 27 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 34, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2001

Top 20 records on 27 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2001	Black Rvr Pumps, US	all-time rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Euroa, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	111 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Roy, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Carrathool Motors, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Quartzsite, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Alice Springs Airport, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Licola Rwc, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001	Kawaguchiko, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Buchan South, AU	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Booker, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Mooroopna, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Ft Supply 3SE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Iida, JP	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Oshima, JP	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Takamatsu, JP	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	54 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 937 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).