Weather Records on 26 January 1926

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1926. Highest significance: Gyzylarbat, TM.

Key Facts for 26 January 1926

On 26 January 1926, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 41 daily.
Gyzylarbat set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 26 January 1926.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

41 stations

41 station records on 26 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records

Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1926

Top 20 records on 26 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1926	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Grayling, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Louisburg, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	San Jacinto, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Tulsa, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1926	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.3 C (81.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	24 years	11 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 41 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	27
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1