Weather Records on 26 January 2015

988 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2015. Highest significance: Kailua 446, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2015

On 26 January 2015, 988 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
821 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 117 monthly and 870 daily.
Kailua 446 set a daily record precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 26 January 2015.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

988 stations

988 station records on 26 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

988 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 480, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 26 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	480
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 26 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 117, daily 870.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2015

Top 20 records on 26 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2015	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2015	Austin #2, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Moro, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Mancos 1SW, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Great Falls 16St, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Great Falls 16St, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Spearfish, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Tahoe City, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Flagler 1S, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Adel, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Choteau, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Orovada 3 W, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Condon, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	McCloud, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2015	Goodland, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 988 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 2015-01-26: 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	800
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2