Weather Records on 26 January 1994

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1994. Highest significance: Clarendon, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1994

On 26 January 1994, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 986 daily.
Clarendon set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 January 1994.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,018 stations

1,018 station records on 26 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dierks	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 123, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 26 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	123
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 26 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1994

Top 20 records on 26 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1994	Clarendon, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Kise Pa Hedmark, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Dequeen, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Barkhamsted, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Heath, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Honesdale 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Sledge, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Limon, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Amity, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Dierks, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Winona, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Kisinev, MD	daily high max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	W Memphis, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1994	Palmerton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	43 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 1,018 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 1994-01-26: 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	759
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1