Weather Records on 26 January 1965

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1965. Highest significance: Pemberton Meadows, CA.

Key Facts for 26 January 1965

On 26 January 1965, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 424 daily.
Pemberton Meadows set a daily record snowfall of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 26 January 1965.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 26 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.5 cm (19.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 166, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 26 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	166
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 26 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 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 1965

Top 20 records on 26 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1965	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1965	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Sakri, IN	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Higgins Lake, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	North Bay, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Atlanta 5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Boyds 2 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Wamego 4 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Cape Race (Aut), CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Landsburg, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1965	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 434 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 1965-01-26: 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	349
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1