Weather Records on 27 January 2026

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 2026. Highest significance: Oak Park Station, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 2026

On 27 January 2026, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 624 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,088 daily.
Oak Park Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 270.0 mm (10.6 in) on 27 January 2026.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 27 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chattanooga	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Memphis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopper	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 330, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 260.

Records on 27 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	330
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	260

Records on 27 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 34, daily 1,088.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

931 broken records

Margins by which the 931 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 2026

Top 20 records on 27 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2026	Oak Park Station, AU	all-time rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 January 2026	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 January 2026	Baldwinsville, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2026	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2026	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2026	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2026	Spas-Demensk, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2026	Chattanooga, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2026	Guthrie, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2026	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Morrilton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Artesia 6S, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, DE	monthly snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Cheyenne 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	San Augustine, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Bagstowe Station, AU	all-time rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Aschaffenburg, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Balmoral, GB	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Cabot, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2026	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	52 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2026. 2026 had 1,139 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).