Weather Records on 27 January 2020

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2020. Highest significance: Warrnambool Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 2020

On 27 January 2020, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 455 daily.
Warrnambool Downs set a daily record precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 27 January 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 27 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hami	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Monument	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teniente Benjamin Matienzo	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.1 C (113.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pyongyang Intl	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deqen	China	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Roscommon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akune	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chichi Jima Bonin Is	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kitale	Kenya	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soto la Marina (Obs)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monklands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 27 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 27 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2020

Top 20 records on 27 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2020	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2020	Shimizu, JP	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2020	Hami, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2020	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2020	Cotswold Hills, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Coreena, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Sunnyside, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Izuhara, JP	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Hirado, JP	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Adjuntas Substn, PR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Fukue, JP	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Hugoton, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Theresa 4NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Allerton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Antigo, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Green Rvr, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2020	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	38 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 465 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 20	356
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1