Weather Records on 26 January 2012

757 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2012. Highest significance: Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 2012

On 26 January 2012, 757 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 734 daily.
Woolgoolga (Clear Place) set a daily record precipitation of 208.0 mm (8.2 in) on 26 January 2012.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

757 stations

757 station records on 26 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kulnura North (Wilcher)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bawnduggie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Jaloom)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaban Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peats Ridge (Waratah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lanark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nelkan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varna	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dural (Old Northern Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

757 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 26 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 26 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2012

Top 20 records on 26 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2012	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 2012	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2012	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	109 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2012	Kulnura North (Wilcher), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	111 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Bawnduggie, AU	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Hysham, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Wooli Beach, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	San Augustine, US	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Meadville, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Mason City, US	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	New Caney 2 E, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Ajan, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Craiova, RO	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Segen-Kyuel, RU	daily high min	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Atoyac, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Salem, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Oaknolia 2N, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Houston N Houston, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Kangaroo Creek (Jaloom), AU	daily rain	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	48 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 757 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	1,903

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-01-26: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	551
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1