Weather Records on 26 January 1923

154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1923. Highest significance: Bredasdorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 January 1923

On 26 January 1923, 154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 150 daily.
Bredasdorp set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 26 January 1923.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

154 stations

154 station records on 26 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

154 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1923

Top 20 records on 26 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1923	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1923	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1923	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1923	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1923	Emu Creek, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1923	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	25 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 154 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1923-01-26: 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 50	135
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1