Weather Records on 26 January 1979

1,691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1979. Highest significance: Galva, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1979

On 26 January 1979, 1,691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 43 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 1,561 daily.
Galva set a daily record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 26 January 1979.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,691 stations

1,691 station records on 26 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.5 mm (9.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	396.0 mm (15.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.4 mm (8.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.2 mm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Licinio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,691 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 353, Deepest snow cover 516.

Records on 26 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	353
Deepest snow cover	516

Records on 26 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 43, monthly 87, daily 1,561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,369 broken records

Margins by which the 1,369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1979

Top 20 records on 26 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	Walnut 4S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	List/Sylt, DE	all-time snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	Ipanema, BR	all-time rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	Merriman, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	243.5 mm (9.6 in)	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1979	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Paragonah, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Richland, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Box Butte Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	La Harpe, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20 years	54 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 1,691 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 1979-01-26: 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	1,171
100 to 200	128
200 to 300	41
300 to 400	16
400 to 500	9
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	2