Weather Records on 26 January 1989

769 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1989. Highest significance: Albany, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1989

On 26 January 1989, 769 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 742 daily.
Albany set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 26 January 1989.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

769 stations

769 station records on 26 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.1 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spiro	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Caru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farris 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopper	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

769 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 26 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 26 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 20, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

627 broken records

Margins by which the 627 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1989

Top 20 records on 26 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1989	Albany, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1989	Madill, US	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1989	Youngs Siding, AU	monthly rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1989	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Green Forest, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Juquitiba, BR	daily rain	157.1 mm (6.2 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Ozark, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Fanshawe, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Vallecillo (Dge), MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Black Rock, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Walpole, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Mc Curtain 1 SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Seligman, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 769 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 1989-01-26: 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 100	620
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1