Weather Records on 26 January 1972

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1972. Highest significance: Crescent City 3 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1972

On 26 January 1972, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 729 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 926 daily.
Crescent City 3 NNW set an all-time record daily snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 26 January 1972.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 26 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hughton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 581, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 26 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	581
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 26 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 28, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1972

Top 20 records on 26 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1972	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Marquette, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Lima, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Midland, US	monthly low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Kaycee, US	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Brookings, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Miles City, US	daily low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1972	Winterset 4N, US	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1972	Ekalaka, US	daily low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1972	Livingston, US	daily low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	34 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 968 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 1972-01-26: 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	770
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2