Weather Records on 26 January 2008

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2008. Highest significance: Dumont, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2008

On 26 January 2008, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 793 daily.
Dumont set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 26 January 2008.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 26 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laukuva	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Alto	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjoeremsgrende	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carson Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Desviacion Alta Al Pedregal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda-1	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro de la Presa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Valle de la Trinidad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muir Woods	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Preststulen	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Solano	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zearing	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Satus Pass 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 26 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 26 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 793.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2008

Top 20 records on 26 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2008	Dumont, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2008	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2008	Tengchong, CN	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Stony Gorge Rsvr, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Represa, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Sivas, TR	daily low min	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Oakland Museum, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Balasore, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Laukuva, LT	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Waukon 3NNE, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Milan, IT	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Coyame (Cfe), MX	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Palo Alto, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Homer 3NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Savsjo, SE	monthly rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	6.3 C (43.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2008	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	120 years	40 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 821 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 2008-01-26: 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	653
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1