Weather Records on 26 January 1920

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1920. Highest significance: Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA.

Key Facts for 26 January 1920

On 26 January 1920, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 58 daily.
Winnipeg St Johns Coll set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 26 January 1920.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 26 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 26 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1920

Top 20 records on 26 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1920	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Yarmouth, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	St John's, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Oakbank, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Oakbank, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1920	Hamilton, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	16 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 59 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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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 20	42
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1