Weather Records on 26 January 1970

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1970. Highest significance: Goolma (Brooklyn), AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1970

On 26 January 1970, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 455 daily.
Goolma (Brooklyn) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 212.1 mm (8.4 in) on 26 January 1970.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 26 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.6 C (-51.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.5 C (-51.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 26 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 26 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1970

Top 20 records on 26 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1970	Goolma (Brooklyn), AU	all-time rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1970	Oberon (Springbank), AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Ashland, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Summerland Cda, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Semjachik, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Council, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Centralia, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1970	Kings Tablelands, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1970	Leeudoringstad (Skl), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1970	Nossa Senhora da Gloria, BR	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1970	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 470 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 1970-01-26: 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	365
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2