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Weather Records on 26 January 1909

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1909. Highest significance: Truro, CA.

Key Facts for 26 January 1909

  • On 26 January 1909, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Truro set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 26 January 1909.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 26 January 1909 11 station records on 26 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 26 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-6.2 C (20.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 26 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 26 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 26 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 January 1909 by timescale Records on 26 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 26 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 January 1909 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 20: 620 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 206
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1909
Top 11 records on 26 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 January 1909Truro, CAdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)29 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min12.2 C (54.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low max-6.2 C (20.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-7.2 C (19.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily high max (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily high min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1909Escanaba, USdaily high max (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie28 years2 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 1909
Records on 01-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 11 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 1909. 1909 had 11 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).