Weather Records on 26 January 1946

168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1946. Highest significance: Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 January 1946

On 26 January 1946, 168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 165 daily.
Fort Cunynghame (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 26 January 1946.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

168 stations

168 station records on 26 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 672 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

168 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

128 broken records

Margins by which the 128 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1946

Top 20 records on 26 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1946	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1946	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1946	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1946	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1946	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1946	Lake Moraine, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1946	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Stockdale, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Hugoton, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Kazalinsk, KZ	all-time low min	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Kula Erehwon 328, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Caguas, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1946	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	42 years	23 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 168 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	102
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2