Weather Records on 26 January 1974

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1974. Highest significance: Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1974

On 26 January 1974, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 714 daily.
Cape Moreton Lighthouse set an all-time record daily precipitation of 339.9 mm (13.4 in) on 26 January 1974.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 26 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	364.7 mm (14.4 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	475.8 mm (18.7 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	445.0 mm (17.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.5 mm (13.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	505.0 mm (19.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	414.0 mm (16.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	314.0 mm (12.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.6 mm (11.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.5 mm (9.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	316.6 mm (12.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	419.0 mm (16.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.2 mm (9.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	354.0 mm (13.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.2 mm (8.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.1 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.2 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	490.0 mm (19.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	380.8 mm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Dale West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	376.4 mm (14.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bladgrond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	335.0 mm (13.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	374.0 mm (14.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.6 mm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 537, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	537
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 46, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 194.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1974

Top 20 records on 26 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1974	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	all-time rain	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	65 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1974	Franklyn Vale, AU	all-time rain	364.7 mm (14.4 in)	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	63 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1974	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	all-time rain	475.8 mm (18.7 in)	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	42 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1974	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	all-time rain	445.0 mm (17.5 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1974	Zillmere Post Office, AU	all-time rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	65 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1974	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	all-time rain	350.5 mm (13.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	all-time rain	505.0 mm (19.9 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Russell Island, AU	all-time rain	414.0 mm (16.3 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	27 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	314.0 mm (12.4 in)	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	188.9 mm (7.4 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Mt Crosby, AU	all-time rain	296.6 mm (11.7 in)	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Grandchester Symes St, AU	all-time rain	248.5 mm (9.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	all-time rain	316.6 mm (12.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Mount Cotton West, AU	monthly rain	419.0 mm (16.5 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1974	Tarong, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1974	Manly Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1974	Sandgate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1974	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	57 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 784 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1974-01-26: 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 25	560
25 to 50	85
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	17
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	6