Weather Records on 26 January 1960

197 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1960. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1960

On 26 January 1960, 197 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 194 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 26.1 C (79.0 F) on 26 January 1960.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

197 stations

197 station records on 26 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.6 C (-55.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

197 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 26 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 26 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

158 broken records

Margins by which the 158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1960

Top 20 records on 26 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1960	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Gulu, UG	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Mabel Lake, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Harlem, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Vernon, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1960	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	McCloud, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	Madrid, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1960	Nanambinia, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	8 years	26 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 197 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 1960-01-26: 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	139
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1