Weather Records on 26 January 1973

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1973. Highest significance: Norris Madison Pwr House, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1973

On 26 January 1973, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 556 daily.
Norris Madison Pwr House set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 26 January 1973.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 26 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.0 C (-67.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laryak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.7 C (-66.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taber	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-51.9 C (-61.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 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 1973

Top 20 records on 26 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1973	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1973	Flagler 1S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Novosibirsk, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Garca, BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Livingston, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Walters, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Gaylord, US	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Cordele, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1973	Ilhabela, BR	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1973	Charles City, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1973	Hewitt, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1973	Chilton, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1973	Bottineau, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1973	Tahoka, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 584 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 1973-01-26: 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	490
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1