Weather Records on 26 January 1976

849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1976. Highest significance: Lunawanna, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1976

On 26 January 1976, 849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 819 daily.
Lunawanna set a daily record precipitation of 52.4 mm (2.1 in) on 26 January 1976.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

849 stations

849 station records on 26 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorgas 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

849 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 561, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 26 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	561
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 26 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1976

Top 20 records on 26 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1976	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1976	Port Clinton, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1976	Leeds, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1976	Madison, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Highlands, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Tunnack Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Resaca, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Wattle Hill, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Levendale, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Clanton, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1976	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	51 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 849 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 1976-01-26: 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	722
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2