Weather Records on 26 January 2005

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2005. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2005

On 26 January 2005, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 880 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 26 January 2005.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 26 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arivechi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suhana	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gerlach	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soummam	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iraky	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowmans Creek (Grenell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Paz (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 26 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 26 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2005

Top 20 records on 26 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 2005	Clifton, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2005	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2005	Arivechi, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Edgartown, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Suhana, RU	daily high min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	18.1 C (32.6 F)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Bishop AP, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Warren, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Augusta, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Independence, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Billings Wtp, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Norwich, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Startup 1 E, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Florence, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2005	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	39 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 910 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 2005-01-26: 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	680
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2