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Weather Records on 26 January 1904

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1904. Highest significance: Ferntree Gully, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1904

  • On 26 January 1904, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Ferntree Gully set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 26 January 1904.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 26 January 1904 20 station records on 26 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 26 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.0 C (96.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.6 C (61.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-30.6 C (-23.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 26 January 1904 by type Records set or tied on 26 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 26 January 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 26 January 1904 by timescale Records on 26 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 26 January 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 January 1904 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1310 to 20: 020 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 January 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 1013
10 to 200
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1904
Top 20 records on 26 January 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 January 1904Ferntree Gully, AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)19 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max36.0 C (96.8 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Port Albert, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Stratford, CAdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max16.6 C (61.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low max-21.1 C (-6.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Dubuque River, USdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Madison Wb City, USdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Orillia, CAdaily rain (Tie)7.6 mm (0.30 in)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Orillia, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)tie6 years1 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1904Fort Sill, USdaily low min (Tie)-15.0 C (5.0 F)tie1 year0 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 1904
Records on 01-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 20 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 1904. 1904 had 20 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).