Weather Records on 26 January 1951

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1951. Highest significance: Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1951

On 26 January 1951, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 484 daily.
Southport Ridgeway Ave set a daily record precipitation of 188.5 mm (7.4 in) on 26 January 1951.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 26 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1951

Top 20 records on 26 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1951	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1951	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1951	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Barmah East, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Hyndman, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Upper Urara (the Knoll), AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Kahuku 912, US	all-time low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	St John's, CA	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1951	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	37 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 526 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 1951-01-26: 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	431
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1