Weather Records on 27 January 2015

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2015. Highest significance: Groton, US.

Key Facts for 27 January 2015

On 27 January 2015, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
903 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,060 daily.
Groton set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 27 January 2015.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 27 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groton	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallen Wallen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittitrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 572, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 331, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 27 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	572
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	331
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 27 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 89, daily 1,060.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2015

Top 20 records on 27 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2015	Groton, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	66 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 January 2015	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2015	Hyannis, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	120 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2015	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2015	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2015	Hyannis, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2015	Worcester, US	all-time snowfall	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2015	Toorooka (Moparrabah), AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Nogliki, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Massabesic Lake, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Covington 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	125 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Amherst, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Portland Jetport, US	monthly snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2015	Lead, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 1,155 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	889
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	3