Weather Records on 26 January 1980

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1980. Highest significance: Benkelman 1N, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1980

On 26 January 1980, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 612 daily.
Benkelman 1N set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 26 January 1980.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 26 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape Kazantip (Lh)	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calpulalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itapetininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balcon Diablo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tapirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chietla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Otis 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Engenheiro Hermilo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 32, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1980

Top 20 records on 26 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1980	Benkelman 1N, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1980	Cape Kazantip (Lh), UA	monthly rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1980	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Cheyenne, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Ribeirao Do Sul, BR	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Calpulalpan, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Fernao Dias, BR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Riversul, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Tangancicuaro, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Jolalpan, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Itapeva, BR	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	129 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Ocala, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Itapetininga, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Balcon Diablo, MX	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Agudos, BR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1980	Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc), BR	all-time rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	41 years	39 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 651 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 1980-01-26: 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	515
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1