Weather Records on 26 January 1939

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1939. Highest significance: Goodooga Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1939

On 26 January 1939, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 317 daily.
Goodooga Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 26 January 1939.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 26 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coodingnow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mobinbry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1939

Top 20 records on 26 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1939	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Coodingnow, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Oodnadatta Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Dumble, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Ballandool, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Rowena (Waroonga), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Sussex, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1939	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1939	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1939	Ft Davis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1939	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	33 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 321 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-01-26: 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	227
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1