Weather Records on 26 January 1977

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1977. Highest significance: Gyzyletrek, TM.

Key Facts for 26 January 1977

On 26 January 1977, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 898 daily.
Gyzyletrek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 26 January 1977.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 26 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gyzyletrek	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
York Island School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinuso Rs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Court House	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 26 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 26 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 31, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1977

Top 20 records on 26 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1977	Gyzyletrek, TM	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1977	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1977	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	York Island School, AU	daily rain	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Greenville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Bellefontaine, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Kinuso Rs, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Amatikulu, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Linhult_D, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1977	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	40 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 935 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 1977-01-26: 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	739
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1