Weather Records on 27 January 2006

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2006. Highest significance: Andizan, UZ.

Key Facts for 27 January 2006

On 27 January 2006, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
577 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 975 daily.
Andizan set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 27 January 2006.
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 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Savay	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Syr-Darja	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paraburdoo Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.9 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montejinni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acuitzio del Canje	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craigs Pocket Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

842 broken records

Margins by which the 842 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2006

Top 20 records on 27 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2006	Andizan, UZ	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2006	Kassala, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	En Nahud, SD	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Savay, UZ	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Syr-Darja, UZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Thangoo, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Cap Cepet, FR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Charles City, US	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	New Ulm 2 SE, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Paraburdoo Aero, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Kapapala Rch 36, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Ida Grove 5NW, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Urgench, UZ	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Decorah, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	142.9 mm (5.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2006	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	10 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 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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Data for records on 2006-01-27: 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	804
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1