Weather Records on 27 January 2005

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2005. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 2005

On 27 January 2005, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 964 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 27 January 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,018 stations

1,018 station records on 27 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maywin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duffield Ramco	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino Lagunas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roslavl	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beatty 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euston (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshereck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melilla	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Venado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melilla	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 27 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 27 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 43, daily 964.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2005

Top 20 records on 27 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2005	Kiev, UA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2005	Uman, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2005	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2005	Gomel, BY	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2005	Yorktown, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2005	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2005	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Maywin Park, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	all-time low max	1.6 C (34.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Duffield Ramco, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	San Bernardino Lagunas, MX	all-time low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Junee Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Roslavl, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	San Antonio Intl AP, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Tarifa, ES	all-time low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Pinnacles Np, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	44 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 1,018 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 2026-10-17 (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 100	800
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1