Weather Records on 26 January 1969

1,242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1969. Highest significance: Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1969

On 26 January 1969, 1,242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,158 daily.
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld set an all-time record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 26 January 1969.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,242 stations

1,242 station records on 26 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Canary	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Reedsport	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.7 mm (7.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,242 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 394, Heaviest daily snowfall 214, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 26 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	394
Heaviest daily snowfall	214
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 26 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 63, daily 1,158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,043 broken records

Margins by which the 1,043 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 863.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1969

Top 20 records on 26 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1969	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1969	Cottage Grove 2E, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1969	Elkton 3 SW, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1969	El Vado Dam, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1969	Canary, US	all-time snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1969	Reedsport, US	all-time snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1969	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	all-time rain	192.7 mm (7.6 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1969	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1969	Haugan 1 W, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Sunnyside, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Pleasant Valley, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Dundurn, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Bonners Ferry, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Kent, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Leaburg 1 SW, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1969	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	48 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 1,242 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 1969-01-26: 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 200	1,026
200 to 400	14
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1