Weather Records on 27 January 1945

242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1945. Highest significance: Kristianstad, SE.

Key Facts for 27 January 1945

On 27 January 1945, 242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 234 daily.
Kristianstad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 27 January 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

242 stations

242 station records on 27 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

242 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 27 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 27 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 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 1945

Top 20 records on 27 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1945	Kristianstad, SE	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1945	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Ft Collins, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Galway, IE	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Memphis, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Seward AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1945	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1945	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1945	Miami, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1945	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1945	Larned, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1945	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1945	Galway, IE	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1945	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1945	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 242 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	150
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3