Weather Records on 26 January 1961

1,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1961. Highest significance: Ullawarra, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1961

On 26 January 1961, 1,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,009 daily.
Ullawarra set an all-time record daily precipitation of 201.4 mm (7.9 in) on 26 January 1961.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,051 stations

1,051 station records on 26 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Moorine Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canna 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rufus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yandil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,051 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 537, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 26 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	537
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 26 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 33, daily 1,009.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1961

Top 20 records on 26 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1961	Ullawarra, AU	all-time rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1961	Moorine Rock, AU	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1961	Peak Hill, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1961	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1961	Landor, AU	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Goomalling, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Kumminin, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Ora Banda, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Walk Walkin, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Kulin Rock, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Doolgunna, AU	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Canna 1, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Wye Wye, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Korrelocking Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Dudinin, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1961	Koorda, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	51 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 1,051 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 1961-01-26: 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 100	895
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1