Weather Records on 26 January 2016

903 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2016. Highest significance: Pakri, EE.

Key Facts for 26 January 2016

On 26 January 2016, 903 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 881 daily.
Pakri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 26 January 2016.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

903 stations

903 station records on 26 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra (Gowan Brae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carfax	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bound Brook 2W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Walker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner Lake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Connellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

903 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 26 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 26 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 881.

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 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2016

Top 20 records on 26 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2016	Pakri, EE	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2016	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2016	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2016	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2016	Harewood, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Guyra (Gowan Brae), AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Carfax, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Free Union, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Westonia, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Jiuquan, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Yeso 2 S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Yakabindie, AU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Bulong, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Seven Oaks, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2016	Bowhill, GB	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	46 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 903 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 2016-01-26: 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 100	770
100 to 200	31
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2