Weather Records on 26 January 2011

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2011. Highest significance: Krasnodar, RU.

Key Facts for 26 January 2011

On 26 January 2011, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 611 daily.
Krasnodar set a daily record precipitation of 43.1 mm (1.7 in) on 26 January 2011.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 26 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobb	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tubuai	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Forestry	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheatham L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 26 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 26 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 7, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2011

Top 20 records on 26 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2011	Krasnodar, RU	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2011	Phila Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2011	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2011	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	139 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Boonville 1S, US	daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Coalville 13 E, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	High Springs, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Guayameo, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Cobb, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Rock Springs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Sisseton, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Blakely, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Laurel 3 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Tubuai, PF	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Paoli, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2011	Port of Morgan, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	0 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 623 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 2011-01-26: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	376
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1