Weather Records on 26 January 1978

1,674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1978. Highest significance: Coldwater St School, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1978

On 26 January 1978, 1,674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 59 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,510 daily.
Coldwater St School set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 26 January 1978.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,674 stations

1,674 station records on 26 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,674 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 770, Heaviest daily snowfall 338, Deepest snow cover 290.

Records on 26 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	770
Heaviest daily snowfall	338
Deepest snow cover	290

Records on 26 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 59, monthly 105, daily 1,510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,454 broken records

Margins by which the 1,454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1978

Top 20 records on 26 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1978	Coldwater St School, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1978	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1978	Eaton Rapids, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	45 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 1978	Muskegon Co AP, US	all-time snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	69 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Amherst, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Mio Hydro Plt, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Mt Sterling, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Findlay Wpcc, US	all-time snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Buckingham, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Eastport, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Lawrence, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Greenville 2 NNE, US	all-time snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Montpelier, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1978	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 1,674 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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Data for records on 1978-01-26: 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 100	1,324
100 to 200	109
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2