Weather Records on 26 January 1996

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1996. Highest significance: Decorah, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1996

On 26 January 1996, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 438 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 987 daily.
Decorah set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 26 January 1996.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 26 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brookwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Danthonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 26 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 26 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 38, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

849 broken records

Margins by which the 849 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1996

Top 20 records on 26 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1996	Decorah, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1996	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1996	Sandusky, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Cedar Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Dubuque Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Franklin, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	120 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Jump Rvr 3E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Brookwood, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Ormley, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Bristol AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,031 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 1996-01-26: 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	766
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1