Weather Records on 26 January 1938

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1938. Highest significance: Nawabganj, IN.

Key Facts for 26 January 1938

On 26 January 1938, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 430 daily.
Nawabganj set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 26 January 1938.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 26 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugahara Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 15.

Records on 26 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1938

Top 20 records on 26 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1938	Nawabganj, IN	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1938	Thakurdwara, IN	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Bandher, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Siwan, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Jeoli Jansath, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Balanpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Najibabad, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Rasra, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Shikohabad, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Mawana, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Moradabad, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Muzaffarnagar, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Karnaprayag, IN	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Bilari, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1938	Deoband, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 441 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 1938-01-26: 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 20	337
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1