Weather Records on 26 January 1934

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1934. Highest significance: Chittur, IN.

Key Facts for 26 January 1934

On 26 January 1934, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 390 daily.
Chittur set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 January 1934.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 26 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1934

Top 20 records on 26 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1934	Chittur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Palani, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Watrap, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Austin, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Uthamapalayam, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1934	Ida, ZA	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1934	Cuero, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1934	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1934	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1934	Nanguneri, IN	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1934	Sattur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1934	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1934	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	27 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 398 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 1934-01-26: 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	324
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1