Weather Records on 26 January 1935

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1935. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 26 January 1935

On 26 January 1935, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 178 daily.
Chilliwack set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 26 January 1935.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 26 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 26 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 26 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

147 broken records

Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1935

Top 20 records on 26 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1935	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1935	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Willapa Harbor, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Boggabilla (Boonal), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Skegness, GB	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Seoni, IN	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1935	Hawker, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	20 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 181 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 50	137
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2