Weather Records on 12 January 2026

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2026. Highest significance: Bajool Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 2026

On 12 January 2026, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 611 daily.
Bajool Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 197.4 mm (7.8 in) on 12 January 2026.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 12 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fraser Island Eurong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yeppoon the Esplanade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winvic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mystery Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keppel Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glencoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Ground	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatgal	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malmstrom AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tosontsengel	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willows Gemfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hazeldean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harlowton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2026

Top 20 records on 12 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2026	Bajool Post Office, AU	daily rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	150.7 mm (5.9 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2026	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2026	Cardowan, AU	daily rain	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2026	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	134 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2026	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2026	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2026	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2026	Fraser Island Eurong, AU	daily rain	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2026	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Belmont Csiro, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Yeppoon the Esplanade, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Broadmeadows, AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Talagai, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Goovigen Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Winvic, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Junee Station, AU	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2026	Cuddalore, IN	daily low max	24.7 C (76.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	50 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

1794 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 630 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	509
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1