Weather Records on 26 January 1942

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1942. Highest significance: Visby_Flygplats, SE.

Key Facts for 26 January 1942

On 26 January 1942, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 584 daily.
Visby_Flygplats set a daily record low minimum temperature of -21.0 C (-5.8 F) on 26 January 1942.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 26 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 14, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1942

Top 20 records on 26 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1942	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	11.5 C (20.7 F)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Husum, DE	all-time low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low max	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	De Grey, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	all-time low max	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Kristianstad, SE	all-time low max	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	13.6 C (24.5 F)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	De Bilt, NL	all-time low min	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	10.4 C (18.7 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Visby_Flygplats, SE	all-time low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Karlshamn, SE	all-time low max	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low min	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1942	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1942	Magdeburg, DE	daily low max	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1942	Husum, DE	daily low min	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	46 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 618 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	478
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1