Weather Records on 26 January 1968

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1968. Highest significance: Floraville Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1968

On 26 January 1968, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 364 daily.
Floraville Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 26 January 1968.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 26 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campos Sales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parafuso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1968

Top 20 records on 26 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1968	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1968	Yardea, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	San Jose del Cabo, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Manaira (Alagoa Nova), BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Grants Pass, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Bowelling, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes), BR	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Milford, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Ft Benton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Ipueiras, BR	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Acude Ema, BR	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1968	Rio Formoso, BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1968	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	monthly low max	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	33 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 376 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 1968-01-26: 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	282
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1