Weather Records on 26 January 1985

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1985. Highest significance: Ibertioga, BR.

Key Facts for 26 January 1985

On 26 January 1985, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 892 daily.
Ibertioga set a daily record precipitation of 99.5 mm (3.9 in) on 26 January 1985.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 26 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griggs 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melo Franco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 26 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 26 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 21, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1985

Top 20 records on 26 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1985	Ibertioga, BR	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Moyale, KE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Griggs 3 W, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Parker, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Don Muang, TH	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Parker, US	all-time snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Bom Sucesso, BR	all-time rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Linesville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Cliff 11 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Miami, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Conceicao Do Ibitipoca, BR	daily rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Bad Axe, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Mercer, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1985	Cypherfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 920 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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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	706
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3