Weather Records on 26 January 2010

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2010. Highest significance: Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ.

Key Facts for 26 January 2010

On 26 January 2010, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 728 daily.
Nemours (Ghazaouet) set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 26 January 2010.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 26 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torshavn	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mystery Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belgamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Fap David Abenzur Rengifo	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harris STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tekirdag	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kodachrome Basin Park	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sinahuisa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 26 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 26 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2010

Top 20 records on 26 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2010	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2010	Walnut Canyon Nm, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2010	Brule Rs, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2010	Alpine, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Alsvag I Versteralen II, NO	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Torshavn, DK	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Greene, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Luroy, NO	daily rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Milo, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe), MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Keams Canyon, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Sac City, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Sunbury, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	Calarasi, RO	daily low min	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	103 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 748 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 2010-01-26: 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	587
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1