Weather Records on 27 January 2007

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2007. Highest significance: Balfes Creek Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 2007

On 27 January 2007, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 806 daily.
Balfes Creek Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 176.6 mm (7.0 in) on 27 January 2007.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 27 January 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Station Nord	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aransas Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hierro/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callide Open Cut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralnyj Rudnik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colodan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn - Cynthia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derna	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 27 January 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 27 January 2007 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 36, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2007

Top 20 records on 27 January 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2007	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2007	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2007	Izana, ES	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2007	Holly, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2007	Mingo 6E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2007	Station Nord, GL	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Flagler 1S, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Rexford, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Santa Fe 2, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Aransas Wr, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Rotherfield, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Kalimna, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Walsh 1 W, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Saint Peter 4ENE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2007	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2007. 2007 had 846 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2007-01-27: 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 100	684
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1