Weather Records on 26 January 1922

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1922. Highest significance: Darwin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1922

On 26 January 1922, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 56 daily.
Darwin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 173.5 mm (6.8 in) on 26 January 1922.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

58 stations

58 station records on 26 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kingswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 January 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 56.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

51 broken records

Margins by which the 51 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1922

Top 20 records on 26 January 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1922	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1922	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low max	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Waren, DE	daily low min	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Waren, DE	daily low max	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Schwerin, DE	daily low max	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.1 C (95.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily low min	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily low min	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	41 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily low max	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily low max	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1922	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily low max	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	26 years	15 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 58 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 1922-01-26: 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 20	49
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1