Weather Records on 27 January 2009

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2009. Highest significance: Greensburg, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 2009

On 27 January 2009, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 924 daily.
Greensburg set a daily record precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 27 January 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 27 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spiro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murska Sobota-Rakican	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Letalisce Edvarda Rusjana Mari	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgonally Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradfordsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 27 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 27 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 924.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2009

Top 20 records on 27 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2009	Greensburg, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2009	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2009	Graz, AT	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2009	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Cossack, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Onslow, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Hutsonville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Boonville 1S, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Spiro, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Ph Wainiha 1115, US	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Underwood, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Karratha Aero, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	48 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 965 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 2009-01-27: 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	713
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2