Weather Records on 26 January 1944

1,707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1944. Highest significance: Julesburg, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1944

On 26 January 1944, 1,707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,229 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 216 monthly and 1,491 daily.
Julesburg set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 26 January 1944.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,707 stations

1,707 station records on 26 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,707 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 572, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 657, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	572
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	657
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 216, daily 1,491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,489 broken records

Margins by which the 1,489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1944

Top 20 records on 26 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1944	Julesburg, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1944	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1944	Lexington, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1944	Paxton, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1944	Saint Francis, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1944	Abbott 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1944	Black Lake, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Corona, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Springer, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Concordia ASOS, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Cerro, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Maryland, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Trinidad, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Alamogordo, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	North Lake, US	daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Raton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Springer, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1944	Eagles Nest, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	49 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 1,707 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 1944-01-26: 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	1,424
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1