Weather Records on 26 January 1918

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1918. Highest significance: McKinlay Roadhouse, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1918

On 26 January 1918, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 60 daily.
McKinlay Roadhouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 26 January 1918.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 26 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabangee Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1918

Top 20 records on 26 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1918	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1918	Quinyambie, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1918	Yantabangee Tank, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1918	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1918	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1918	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Mount Poole, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Tilcha, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	monthly rain	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Kallara, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Altastenberg, DE	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1918	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	19 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 65 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

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Data for records on 1918-01-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	45
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1