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Weather Records on 26 January 1901

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1901. Highest significance: Cape Borda Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1901

  • On 26 January 1901, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Cape Borda Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 6.4 mm (0.25 in) on 26 January 1901.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 26 January 1901 5 station records on 26 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 26 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 January 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.4 C (106.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.9 C (69.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 26 January 1901 by type Records set or tied on 26 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 26 January 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 January 1901 by timescale Records on 26 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 26 January 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 January 1901 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.1. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 1: 11 to 2: 12 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 January 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 11
1 to 21
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1901
Top 5 records on 26 January 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 January 1901Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1901Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max41.4 C (106.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1901Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1901Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min (Tie)20.9 C (69.6 F)tie6 years1 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

1795 to 1901
Records on 01-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11804: 11822: 11823: 21834: 11846: 31851: 11858: 21865: 11867: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11875: 11879: 11880: 21881: 41882: 11884: 21887: 21888: 31890: 41894: 31895: 81896: 11897: 51900: 31901: 51902: 51903: 31904: 201905: 341906: 41907: 241908: 111909: 111910: 431911: 331912: 431913: 231914: 1001915: 211916: 1391917: 271918: 651919: 311920: 591921: 421922: 581923: 1541924: 1411925: 741926: 411927: 1851928: 751929: 1871930: 2271931: 3731932: 2991933: 3181934: 3981935: 1811936: 5691937: 6011938: 4411939: 3211940: 1,1131941: 1,1201942: 6181943: 5031944: 1,7071945: 2491946: 1681947: 7471948: 5961949: 1,3591950: 2,3691951: 5261952: 6301953: 3941954: 4491955: 3891956: 5051957: 7911958: 4041959: 4951960: 1971961: 1,0511962: 8601963: 6261964: 2261965: 4341966: 6061967: 9581968: 3761969: 1,2421970: 4701971: 9791972: 9681973: 5841974: 7841975: 7481976: 8491977: 9351978: 1,6741979: 1,6911980: 6511981: 6881982: 1,2231983: 1,0621984: 8441985: 9201986: 7701987: 1,0341988: 9551989: 7691990: 9201991: 7581992: 9421993: 9401994: 1,0181995: 1,2601996: 1,0311997: 1,0711998: 6501999: 9922000: 1,2022001: 6722002: 1,4742003: 1,1742004: 1,4542005: 9102006: 9982007: 1,0862008: 8212009: 8182010: 7482011: 6232012: 7572013: 9362014: 6242015: 9882016: 9032017: 7892018: 4702019: 5182020: 4662021: 1,4172022: 3222023: 4882024: 1,2822025: 5822026: 1,9041795188119061922193819541970198620022018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-26 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18041
18221
18232
18341
18463
18511
18582
18651
18671
18701
18711
18731
18751
18791
18802
18814
18821
18842
18872
18883
18904
18943
18958
18961
18975
19003
19015
19025
19033
190420
190534
19064
190724
190811
190911
191043
191133
191243
191323
1914100
191521
1916139
191727
191865
191931
192059
192142
192258
1923154
1924141
192574
192641
1927185
192875
1929187
1930227
1931373
1932299
1933318
1934398
1935181
1936569
1937601
1938441
1939321
19401,113
19411,120
1942618
1943503
19441,707
1945249
1946168
1947747
1948596
19491,359
19502,369
1951526
1952630
1953394
1954449
1955389
1956505
1957791
1958404
1959495
1960197
19611,051
1962860
1963626
1964226
1965434
1966606
1967958
1968376
19691,242
1970470
1971979
1972968
1973584
1974784
1975748
1976849
1977935
19781,674
19791,691
1980651
1981688
19821,223
19831,062
1984844
1985920
1986770
19871,034
1988955
1989769
1990920
1991758
1992942
1993940
19941,018
19951,260
19961,031
19971,071
1998650
1999992
20001,202
2001672
20021,474
20031,174
20041,454
2005910
2006998
20071,086
2008821
2009818
2010748
2011623
2012757
2013936
2014624
2015988
2016903
2017789
2018470
2019518
2020466
20211,417
2022322
2023488
20241,282
2025582
20261,904

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).