Weather Records on 27 January 1962

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1962. Highest significance: Teryawynia, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1962

On 27 January 1962, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 739 daily.
Teryawynia set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 27 January 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 27 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ucolta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turner River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 478, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 27 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	478
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 27 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 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 1962

Top 20 records on 27 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1962	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1962	Aiyansh, CA	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1962	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Mount Bryan, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Ucolta Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Maclure Lake, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Telkwa, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Landsdown, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Ramgarh, IN	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Rooikop, ZA	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Cradock (Yednalue), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Burrabogie, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Warrawagine, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Trida (Willandra National Park, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Kalimpong Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1962	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	49 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 754 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 50	626
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1