Weather Records on 26 January 2018

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2018. Highest significance: Tabora Airport, TZ.

Key Facts for 26 January 2018

On 26 January 2018, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 461 daily.
Tabora Airport set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 26 January 2018.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 26 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coatzacoalcos Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linxi	China	Record low minimum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tole Bi	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.7 C (-53.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moberly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chifeng	China	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talas	Kyrgyzstan	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalix_D	Sweden	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuovddatmohkki	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butler 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas 3 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dandong	China	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalian	China	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maebashi	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Izuhara	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2018

Top 20 records on 26 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2018	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2018	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Milesovka, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Baradine Forestry, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	monthly rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Har Kenaan, IL	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Vytegra, RU	daily high max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	4.2 C (39.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Newton Rigg, GB	daily high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Coatzacoalcos Ver., MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Rison, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Romsey (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2018	Linxi, CN	monthly low min	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	65 years	35 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 470 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 2018-01-26: 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 20	358
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3