Weather Records on 26 January 2023

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2023. Highest significance: Biglerville, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2023

On 26 January 2023, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 476 daily.
Biglerville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 26 January 2023.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 26 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biglerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.4 C (-67.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yokkaichi	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colton	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 26 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 26 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2023

Top 20 records on 26 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2023	Biglerville, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2023	Burgess Junction, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2023	Midwest, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Jubilejnaja, RU	all-time low min	-55.4 C (-67.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Ozone, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Houston, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Primda, CZ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Kelly Rch, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Kingston, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	128 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Holyoke, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Mancos 1SW, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Skagway, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2023	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 488 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 2023-01-26: 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	339
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1