Weather Records on 26 January 1949

1,359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1949. Highest significance: Cobar (Lerida), AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1949

On 26 January 1949, 1,359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 530 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,337 daily.
Cobar (Lerida) set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 26 January 1949.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

1,359 stations

1,359 station records on 26 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Reno	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,359 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 254, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 26 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	254
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 26 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 1,337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,174 broken records

Margins by which the 1,174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1949

Top 20 records on 26 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1949	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1949	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Chickasha, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Shawnee, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Ft Reno, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Carnegie 5 NE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Shawnee, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Ada, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Dapto West (Stane Dykes), AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Steigen, NO	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1949	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	12 years	38 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 1,359 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 1949-01-26: 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 100	1,148
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1