On Jan 26 in weather history...
1950 -- Albion reported a high of 66° and Goshen reached 68°.
1978 -- The Great Blizzard of '78 peaked. At South Bend 35 inches of snow fell by the 29th. Winds gusted to 35mph on the 26th with temperatures in the 20s and over 15 inches of snow falling that day. In Fort Wayne ten inches of snow fell from the 25th into the 26th. On the 26th temperatures fell to 4° while winds howled up to 55mph bringing wind chills to -60°. On the 26th Goshen received 14 inches of snow.
1986 -- Lake effect snow brought 13 inches of snow to South Bend and 18 inches to LaPorte.
1988 -- LaPorte County received ten inches of lake effect snow.
2003 -- Seven inches of lake effect snow at Simonton Lake (Elkhart County), 6" at Berrien Springs and Buchanan (both Berrien County).
2004 -- A low pressure system moved across Indiana yesterday and into the morning of the 26th bring snow and strong winds into Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana. Areas in N.East IN, experienced 5 inches of snow with 3-5 foot snow drifts.