Weather Records on 27 January 2012

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2012. Highest significance: Dziuche, MX.

Key Facts for 27 January 2012

On 27 January 2012, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 648 daily.
Dziuche set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.8 mm (3.8 in) on 27 January 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 27 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dziuche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Community Postal Agen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rollands Plains (Greenac	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Bardon Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw Markland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mudgeeraba Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus-Hap Cremean Wp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Hill 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 27 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 27 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2012

Top 20 records on 27 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2012	Dziuche, MX	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Jackson Community Postal Agen, AU	all-time rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Augustus Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Elanora Water Treatment Plant, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Hysham, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Donegal 2 NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Finca Argovia, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Upper Rollands Plains (Greenac, AU	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Miami Bardon Ave, AU	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Geraldine, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Circleville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Titusville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Mohall, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2012	Warsaw Markland Dam, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 658 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	498
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1