Weather Records on 26 January 1986

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1986. Highest significance: Taunton, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1986

On 26 January 1986, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 732 daily.
Taunton set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 26 January 1986.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 26 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Florencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 26 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 26 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 309.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1986

Top 20 records on 26 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1986	Taunton, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1986	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1986	Grafton, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1986	Pemberton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1986	Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1986	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1986	Hamburg, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1986	Saint Johnsbury, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1986	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Glens Falls Farm, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.9 cm (12.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Scarsdale, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Laguardia AP, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Northville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Ny Westerleigh Stat Is, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1986	Dover, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 770 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1986-01-26: 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	553
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2