Weather Records on 26 January 1991

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1991. Highest significance: Bollon Mary St, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1991

On 26 January 1991, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 738 daily.
Bollon Mary St set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 January 1991.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 26 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushan	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erebango	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Paraiso Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selvister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 26 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 26 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1991

Top 20 records on 26 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1991	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1991	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Beechal, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Warnow, BR	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Laingsburg, ZA	monthly rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	monthly rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Pouso Redondo, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Rushan, TJ	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Westbrook, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Erebango, BR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Porto Paraiso Do Norte, BR	monthly rain	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Totatiche, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Selvister, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Die Hoop, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	45 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 758 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 1991-01-26: 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 25	572
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2