Weather Records on 26 January 1981

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1981. Highest significance: Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1981

On 26 January 1981, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 660 daily.
Port Lincoln (White Flat) set a daily record precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 26 January 1981.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 26 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Equador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Quatiara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bastos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ernabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandspit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Feiticeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salgadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olifantshoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kohlgrub (A)	Germany	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 26 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 26 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1981

Top 20 records on 26 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1981	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1981	Sao Bento Do Una, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1981	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Donkerhoek, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Leeds, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Rinopolis, BR	daily rain	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Acude Oros, BR	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Equador, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	41.8 C (107.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Usina Quatiara, BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Mundau, BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Bastos, BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Ernabella, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1981	Stanley Wwtp, US	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 688 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 1981-01-26: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	545
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2