Weather Records on 7 January 1926

91 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1926. Highest significance: Neerim, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1926

On 7 January 1926, 91 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 90 daily.
Neerim set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 7 January 1926.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

91 stations

91 station records on 7 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

91 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

84 broken records

Margins by which the 84 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

7 January 1926

Top 20 records on 7 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1926	Neerim, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1926	Nebo, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Greensborough, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Yielima Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Benwerrin, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	De Grey, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Abilene, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Arapaho, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Calivil, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1926	Tampa, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 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

1826 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1926. 1926 had 91 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	77
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1