Weather Records on 26 January 2009

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2009. Highest significance: Douglas 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2009

On 26 January 2009, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 779 daily.
Douglas 1 SE set a daily record snowfall of 16.8 cm (6.6 in) on 26 January 2009.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 26 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria/Foronda	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirley Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pamplona	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 26 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 26 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2009

Top 20 records on 26 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2009	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2009	Dibrugarh/Mohanbar, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2009	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2009	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Vernal, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Underwood, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Sisters, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Lingle 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Vitoria/Foronda, ES	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Tioga 1E, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Shirley Basin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2009	Albin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	45 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 818 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 2009-01-26: 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	592
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1