Weather Records on 26 January 1964

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1964. Highest significance: Onaway 4N, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1964

On 26 January 1964, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 221 daily.
Onaway 4N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 26 January 1964.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 26 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunlight	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Acarape Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Coremas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riacho Do Sangue	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Searsburg Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palhano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

189 broken records

Margins by which the 189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1964

Top 20 records on 26 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1964	Onaway 4N, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1964	Salvador, BR	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Somerby, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Acu, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Sunlight, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Acude Acarape Do Meio, BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Mendubim, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Mombaca, BR	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Caio Prado, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Charlotte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Baturite, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1964	Acude Coremas, BR	monthly rain	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	36 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 226 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 1964-01-26: 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	179
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1