Weather Records on 27 January 2004

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2004. Highest significance: Forest City 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 2004

On 27 January 2004, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 804 daily.
Forest City 2 NNE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 27 January 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 27 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denio	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dimas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Libertad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 182, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 27 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	182
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 27 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2004

Top 20 records on 27 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2004	Forest City 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2004	Chenoa, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2004	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	E Glacier, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Haddam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Ft Wayne Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	Theilman 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2004	E Glacier, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	1 year	45 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 827 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	570
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1