Weather Records on 26 January 1999

992 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1999. Highest significance: Whyenbah, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1999

On 26 January 1999, 992 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 928 daily.
Whyenbah set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 January 1999.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

992 stations

992 station records on 26 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lurnea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agzu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockybar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chetumal (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castleford 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shadwell Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bawnduggie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Ben Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inari Ivalo Lentoasema	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-45.4 C (-49.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makkaur Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antalya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breien	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruholmen Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slettnes Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.4 C (-51.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.4 C (-46.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utsjoki Kevo	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allen's Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oparino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

992 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 26 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 26 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 44, daily 928.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1999

Top 20 records on 26 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1999	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Auburn, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Lurnea, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Dugway, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Agzu, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Rockybar, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Chetumal (Dge), MX	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Zhizhgin Mayak, RU	all-time low max	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Castleford 2 N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Teriberka, RU	all-time low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Ourigilla, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Paonia 1SW, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Parma Exp STN, US	all-time rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Coloso, PR	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Shenkursk, RU	daily low max	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Elsinore, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Shadwell Park, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Bawnduggie, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1999	Emmaville (Ben Vale), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	37 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 992 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 1999-01-26: 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	765
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1