Weather Records on 26 January 2013

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2013. Highest significance: Baralaba Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 2013

On 26 January 2013, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
492 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 873 daily.
Baralaba Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 147.0 mm (5.8 in) on 26 January 2013.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 26 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Charnwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.8 mm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abercorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gracedieu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lovandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	316.8 mm (12.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mirrabooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	346.0 mm (13.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Builyan Gum Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.6 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Etive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madras 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southend Curtis Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.4 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rowanlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.6 mm (11.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Lake (Patsys Flat Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cunninghams Gap National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 323, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 26 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	323
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 26 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 53, daily 873.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 237.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2013

Top 20 records on 26 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2013	Baralaba Post Office, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Euleilah Creek, AU	daily rain	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Thangool Airport, AU	daily rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Carinya, AU	monthly rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Kroombit, AU	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Calliope Station, AU	daily rain	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Goovigen Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Bingera Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Belvedere, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Rockley, AU	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Charnwood, AU	daily rain	216.8 mm (8.5 in)	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Broadmeadows, AU	daily rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2013	Monto Township, AU	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2013	Tecoma, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	58 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2013. 2013 had 936 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 2013-01-26: 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	704
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1