Weather Records on 26 January 2017

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2017. Highest significance: Farson 2NNE, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2017

On 26 January 2017, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 762 daily.
Farson 2NNE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 26 January 2017.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

789 stations

789 station records on 26 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woleai Atoll	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record snow depth	200.7 cm (79.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Puy - Loudes	France	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Bimbadeen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kars Springs (Welldun)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arequipa	Peru	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denio	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindrith 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zavitaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 26 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 26 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 19, daily 762.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2017

Top 20 records on 26 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2017	Farson 2NNE, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2017	Farson 2NNE, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2017	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2017	Owyhee Dam, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2017	Turany, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Woleai Atoll, FM	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Tromso, NO	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Silverton, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Dyer 5S, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Bridgeport, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Buckhorn, US	daily snow depth	200.7 cm (79.0 in)	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Jemez Springs, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Le Puy - Loudes, FR	monthly rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Bridgeport, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Malheur Branch Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Bundarra (Bimbadeen), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Pitea, SE	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	129 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2017	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	41 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 789 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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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	623
200 to 400	12
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1