Weather Records on 27 January 2003

1,593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2003. Highest significance: Ogdensburg 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 2003

On 27 January 2003, 1,593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
861 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,536 daily.
Ogdensburg 4 NE set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 27 January 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,593 stations

1,593 station records on 27 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tula (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rhodes Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,593 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 436, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 425, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 27 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	436
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	425
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 27 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 54, daily 1,536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,240 broken records

Margins by which the 1,240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2003

Top 20 records on 27 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2003	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2003	Kamiah, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2003	Bulloo Downs, AU	monthly rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Panindicuaro, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Three Rivers, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Irozaki, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Joseph, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Ueno, JP	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Nara, JP	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Tripoli Airport, LY	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Ukiah, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Prairie Downs, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Tsu, JP	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Tula (Dge), MX	all-time low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2003	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 1,593 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 2003-01-27: 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 20	1,177
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1