Weather Records on 26 January 2000

1,202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2000. Highest significance: Enosburg Falls, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2000

On 26 January 2000, 1,202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 460 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,161 daily.
Enosburg Falls set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 26 January 2000.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,202 stations

1,202 station records on 26 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Little Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
William O Huske L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Police Brks	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,202 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 263, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 26 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	263
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 26 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 36, daily 1,161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

953 broken records

Margins by which the 953 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2000

Top 20 records on 26 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2000	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2000	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2000	Little Mtn, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2000	Raleigh State UNIV, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Catawba, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Chadds Ford 2 NE, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Hatteras, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Cedar City AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Randleman, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Scipio, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Seward AP, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Keene, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Cooper Lake Project, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Fairfield Rs, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Norman 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2000	Dillon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	47 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 1,202 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 2000-01-26: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	846
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1