Weather Records on 26 January 2022

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2022. Highest significance: Sharon Springs, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2022

On 26 January 2022, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 307 daily.
Sharon Springs set a monthly record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 26 January 2022.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

322 stations

322 station records on 26 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Gallitzin Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvesta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boundary Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
J.G.H. van der Wath Airp	Namibia	Record high minimum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millegan 14 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nildottie (Kroehns)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Offerle 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Njandoma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lazy Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saskylah	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Methoni	Greece	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 26 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 26 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2022

Top 20 records on 26 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2022	Sharon Springs, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 2022	Burlington, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2022	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	102 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2022	Nulkwyne Kiamal, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2022	Belmont, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2022	Healy, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2022	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Burlington, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Winona, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Sharon Springs, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Prince Gallitzin Sp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Dodge City, US	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	9.8 cm (3.9 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Kalvesta 1 W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Burlington, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Evergreen, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Bogunda Station, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	Boundary Bend, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2022	J.G.H. van der Wath Airp, NA	all-time high min	33.2 C (91.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	18 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 322 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 2022-01-26: 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	229
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1