Weather Records on 26 January 1954

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1954. Highest significance: Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1954

On 26 January 1954, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 442 daily.
Tumby Bay (Hillview) set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 26 January 1954.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 26 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luluigui	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1954

Top 20 records on 26 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1954	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1954	Waikerie, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Callington, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Estancia, BR	monthly rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Strelley, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Beechal, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Waikerie (Ramco), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Beagle Bay, AU	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Bologna, IT	daily low min	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1954	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1954	Oatlands (Bow Hill), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1954	Wien, AT	daily low min	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1954	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1954	Bateman Rch, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	31 years	34 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 449 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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Data for records on 1954-01-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	352
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1