Weather Records on 26 January 1987

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1987. Highest significance: Staunton Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1987

On 26 January 1987, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 950 daily.
Staunton Wtp set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 26 January 1987.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 26 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Franco da Rocha (Hosp.Juqueri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	193.1 mm (7.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	185.3 mm (7.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Florida Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dracena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville 6SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malbon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 165, Deepest snow cover 215.

Records on 26 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	165
Deepest snow cover	215

Records on 26 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 54, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1987

Top 20 records on 26 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1987	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Milford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Pulaski 2 E, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Milford 2 SE, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Franco da Rocha (Hosp.Juqueri), BR	all-time rain	193.1 mm (7.6 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Sao Paulo, BR	all-time rain	185.3 mm (7.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Mairipora, BR	all-time rain	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Wytheville, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Rocky Mt, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Estancia 4N, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Philpott Dam 2, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1987	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1987	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1987	Dover, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1987	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1987	Buena Vista, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1987	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	31 years	56 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,034 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 1987-01-26: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 January 1987
Margin	Records
0 to 100	673
100 to 200	97
200 to 300	30
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	2