Weather Records on 26 January 1957

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1957. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 26 January 1957

On 26 January 1957, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 547 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 756 daily.
Virden set a daily record low minimum temperature of -31.1 C (-24.0 F) on 26 January 1957.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

791 stations

791 station records on 26 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 271, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 276, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	271
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	276
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 22, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

681 broken records

Margins by which the 681 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1957

Top 20 records on 26 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24.4 C (43.9 F)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1957	Ignacio 1 N, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Hartsel, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Sao Goncalo, BR	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Rico, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Muccan, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Richland, US	all-time low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Sedro-Woolley, US	all-time low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Hatton 9 SE, US	all-time low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Fruita, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Moro, US	all-time low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Huntington Lake, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1957	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	all-time low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	23 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 791 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	669
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1