Weather Records on 27 January 2002

1,710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2002. Highest significance: Blaine, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 2002

On 27 January 2002, 1,710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,402 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 1,596 daily.
Blaine set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 27 January 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,710 stations

1,710 station records on 27 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niederelbert	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waldhauser (National Park)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,710 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 861, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 541, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 27 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	861
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	541
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 27 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 113, daily 1,596.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,435 broken records

Margins by which the 1,435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2002

Top 20 records on 27 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2002	Blaine, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2002	Utsunomiya, JP	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2002	Encarnacion, PY	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2002	Mauth-Finsterau, DE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2002	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2002	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Grundy Ctr, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Miyako, JP	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Marshalltown, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Wasserkuppe, DE	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Aikawa, JP	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Teuschnitz, DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Grinnell 3 SW, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Schmucke, DE	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2002	Mito, JP	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	48 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 1,710 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 2002-01-27: 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 2026-10-14 (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	1,409
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1