Weather Records on 26 January 2004

1,454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2004. Highest significance: Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2004

On 26 January 2004, 1,454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 426 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,400 daily.
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 26 January 2004.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,454 stations

1,454 station records on 26 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Boswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,454 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 298, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 358, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 26 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	298
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	358
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 26 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 50, daily 1,400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,184 broken records

Margins by which the 1,184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2004

Top 20 records on 26 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2004	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Boswell, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Hickman, US	monthly snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Marshall, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Alton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Emmett, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2004	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2004	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2004	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,454 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 2004-01-26: 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	1,130
100 to 200	51
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1