Weather Records on 26 January 1975

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1975. Highest significance: Buffalo Bill Dam, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1975

On 26 January 1975, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 715 daily.
Buffalo Bill Dam set a monthly record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 26 January 1975.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 26 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

634 broken records

Margins by which the 634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1975

Top 20 records on 26 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1975	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1975	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1975	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1975	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1975	Busby, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1975	Big Timber, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1975	Cody, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Koppiesvlei, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Dundee Agric Res Station, ZA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Steynsrus (Mun), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Saint Ignatius, US	monthly snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1975	Rienzi, ZA	monthly rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 748 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 1975-01-26: 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	575
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3