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January 2025: Weather Records and Temperatures Against Normal

January 2025 is settled: the figures use data received up to 9 November 2026, more than 45 days after the month ended, so the late station reports are in. This page compares January 2025 at weather stations worldwide with each station's own 1991 to 2020 January normal, ranks it against January of every year since 1951, and lists the weather records, events and storms of the month.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-11-09).

Key Facts

  • January 2025 is settled; its data run to 9 November 2026.
  • In January 2025, stations worldwide averaged +1.0 C (+1.8 F) against their 1991 to 2020 January normals, the 2nd warmest January in 75 ranked years from 1951 to 2025.
  • The mean daily maximum in January 2025 was +0.9 C (+1.7 F) against normal and the mean daily minimum +1.1 C (+1.9 F).
  • Among the continents in January 2025, Europe was the warmest against normal, at +1.7 C (+3.1 F), and North America the coolest, at -0.1 C (-0.3 F).
  • The station furthest above its January normal in January 2025 was Eagle (United States), at +9.5 C (+17.2 F); the furthest below was Antero Rsvr (United States), at -6.9 C (-12.4 F).
  • Of the 8,202 stations with a full month of rain data in January 2025, 38% had less than half their normal January rain and 4% had at least twice their normal; the median station had 66% of its normal.
  • 23,872 weather records were set or tied in January 2025, including 10,584 record highs and 6,474 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature, and 173 all-time records.
  • In January 2025, 63% of the daily temperature records were record highs (1.7 to 1 highs to lows), against an average of 69% for January in 2015 to 2024.
  • 21 extreme weather events detected by this site overlapped January 2025.
  • 7 named storms had a best track position in January 2025; 4 peaked at 64 kt (119 km/h, 74 mph) or more and 3 at 96 kt (178 km/h, 110 mph) or more over their lifetime.
  • The Oceanic Nino Index for DJF 2025, the three months centred on January 2025, was -0.46: neutral, outside any El Nino or La Nina episode. NOAA's relative index (RONI) for the same season was -1.10.
  • Monthly mean extent in January 2025: Arctic sea ice 13.11 million sq km (5.06 million sq mi), the 2nd lowest of 46 years for January; Antarctic sea ice 4.69 million sq km (1.81 million sq mi), the 18th lowest of 46 years for January.
  • Carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa averaged 426.65 ppm in January 2025, 3.85 ppm more than in January 2024.

Temperature Against Normal

January 2025, against 1991 to 2020
Stations against their January normal, January 2025 Mean temperature in January 2025 against each station's own 1991 to 2020 January normal at 2,136 stations, at most one per 1 degree cell (the one with the longest normal).
Mean temperature in January 2025 against each station's own 1991 to 2020 January normal at 2,136 stations, at most one per 1 degree cell (the one with the longest normal). Made with Natural Earth.
Stations against their January normal, January 2025
BandStations on the map
More than 3 C (5.4 F) below normal178
1 to 3 C (1.8 to 5.4 F) below normal453
Within 1 C (1.8 F) of normal765
1 to 3 C (1.8 to 5.4 F) above normal550
More than 3 C (5.4 F) above normal190
Temperature against the 1991 to 2020 normal in January 2025, worldwide and by continent
AreaStationsDaily maximum vs normalDaily minimum vs normalMean vs normalRank for January (1 is warmest)
World6,209+0.9 C (+1.7 F)+1.1 C (+1.9 F)+1.0 C (+1.8 F)2nd of 75
Africa51+0.7 C (+1.2 F)+0.9 C (+1.6 F)+0.8 C (+1.4 F)3rd of 66
Asia304+1.0 C (+1.8 F)+1.7 C (+3.1 F)+1.4 C (+2.4 F)2nd of 74
Europe1,087+1.9 C (+3.3 F)+1.6 C (+2.9 F)+1.7 C (+3.1 F)4th of 75
North America4,359-0.2 C (-0.4 F)-0.1 C (-0.2 F)-0.1 C (-0.3 F)32nd of 75
Oceania403+1.3 C (+2.4 F)+0.6 C (+1.2 F)+1.0 C (+1.8 F)2nd of 75
South America5n/an/an/an/a

Stations are averaged in 5 degree grid cells and the cells are weighted by the cosine of their latitude. A value and a rank need cells holding at least 50% of the weight of every cell that has ever had data for January; n/a means fewer stations have reported so far. The world includes Antarctica and islands without a continent row.

January against normal at stations worldwide, 1951 to 2025 The world value for January of every year from 1951 to 2025, computed the same way as for January 2025, which is marked. Years whose cells hold less than 50% of the weight are left blank; the number of stations changes from year to year. -3.0 C -2.0 C -1.0 C 0.0 C +1.0 C +2.0 C 1951195919671975198319911999200720152023
The world value for January of every year from 1951 to 2025, computed the same way as for January 2025, which is marked. Years whose cells hold less than 50% of the weight are left blank; the number of stations changes from year to year. Zero line: each station's own 1991 to 2020 January normal.
January against normal at stations worldwide, 1951 to 2025
YearMean against the 1991 to 2020 normal
1951-1.6 C (-3.0 F)
1952-0.3 C (-0.6 F)
1953-0.7 C (-1.2 F)
1954-1.6 C (-2.8 F)
1955-0.4 C (-0.7 F)
1956-1.3 C (-2.4 F)
1957-0.9 C (-1.6 F)
1958-0.7 C (-1.3 F)
1959-0.7 C (-1.2 F)
1960-1.1 C (-2.0 F)
1961-0.7 C (-1.3 F)
1962-0.3 C (-0.5 F)
1963-1.3 C (-2.3 F)
1964-0.9 C (-1.7 F)
1965-0.8 C (-1.4 F)
1966-1.4 C (-2.5 F)
1967-1.2 C (-2.2 F)
1968-1.3 C (-2.3 F)
1969-2.3 C (-4.1 F)
1970-1.4 C (-2.5 F)
1971-0.6 C (-1.1 F)
1972-2.0 C (-3.7 F)
1973-1.0 C (-1.7 F)
1974-1.1 C (-1.9 F)
19750.0 C (0.0 F)
1976-0.7 C (-1.3 F)
1977-2.2 C (-3.9 F)
1978-0.9 C (-1.7 F)
1979-1.5 C (-2.8 F)
1980-1.0 C (-1.9 F)
1981+0.0 C (+0.1 F)
1982-1.2 C (-2.1 F)
1983+0.2 C (+0.4 F)
1984-0.6 C (-1.0 F)
1985-1.4 C (-2.4 F)
1986-0.3 C (-0.6 F)
1987-1.2 C (-2.2 F)
19880.0 C (-0.1 F)
1989-0.4 C (-0.8 F)
1990-0.3 C (-0.5 F)
1991+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
1992+0.0 C (+0.1 F)
1993-0.1 C (-0.2 F)
1994-0.3 C (-0.5 F)
1995+0.2 C (+0.4 F)
1996-0.5 C (-0.9 F)
1997-0.4 C (-0.8 F)
1998-0.1 C (-0.1 F)
1999+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
2000-0.6 C (-1.1 F)
2001-0.3 C (-0.6 F)
2002+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
2003+0.1 C (+0.2 F)
2004+0.0 C (+0.0 F)
2005+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
2006-0.6 C (-1.2 F)
2007+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
2008-0.6 C (-1.1 F)
2009-0.1 C (-0.1 F)
2010-0.5 C (-1.0 F)
2011-0.6 C (-1.1 F)
2012-0.4 C (-0.7 F)
2013+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
2014+0.0 C (+0.1 F)
2015+0.6 C (+1.0 F)
2016+0.4 C (+0.6 F)
2017+0.4 C (+0.8 F)
2018+0.3 C (+0.6 F)
2019+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
2020+1.0 C (+1.8 F)
2021+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
2022+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
2023+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
2024+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
2025+1.0 C (+1.8 F)

Furthest Above Normal

Stations furthest above their January normal in January 2025
StationCountryMean maximumMaximum vs normalMean minimumMinimum vs normalMean vs normalYears of normal
EagleUnited States-8.4 C (16.9 F)+9.9 C (+17.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)+9.1 C (+16.4 F)+9.5 C (+17.2 F)30
Nenana Muni APUnited States-6.5 C (20.3 F)+9.2 C (+16.5 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)+8.7 C (+15.6 F)+8.9 C (+16.1 F)30
Teuchet CreekUnited States-6.5 C (20.2 F)+9.5 C (+17.2 F)-15.8 C (3.6 F)+8.3 C (+14.9 F)+8.9 C (+16.0 F)25
McGrath APUnited States-7.0 C (19.3 F)+9.4 C (+16.9 F)-17.9 C (-0.2 F)+8.3 C (+15.0 F)+8.9 C (+15.9 F)30
N PoleUnited States-10.0 C (14.0 F)+8.6 C (+15.4 F)-19.0 C (-2.1 F)+9.0 C (+16.3 F)+8.8 C (+15.9 F)30
Monument CreekUnited States-5.8 C (21.5 F)+9.3 C (+16.7 F)-16.8 C (1.8 F)+8.2 C (+14.8 F)+8.8 C (+15.8 F)27
University Exp STNUnited States-7.6 C (18.3 F)+8.7 C (+15.7 F)-16.4 C (2.4 F)+8.5 C (+15.4 F)+8.6 C (+15.6 F)30
Delta Junction 20 SEUnited States-6.9 C (19.5 F)+8.6 C (+15.4 F)-16.5 C (2.2 F)+8.7 C (+15.6 F)+8.6 C (+15.5 F)25
Gulkana APUnited States-6.7 C (19.9 F)+8.4 C (+15.1 F)-15.1 C (4.7 F)+8.8 C (+15.9 F)+8.6 C (+15.5 F)29
Bettles APUnited States-10.9 C (12.4 F)+8.2 C (+14.8 F)-19.5 C (-3.1 F)+8.8 C (+15.8 F)+8.5 C (+15.3 F)30

Furthest Below Normal

Stations furthest below their January normal in January 2025
StationCountryMean maximumMaximum vs normalMean minimumMinimum vs normalMean vs normalYears of normal
Antero RsvrUnited States-4.8 C (23.4 F)-5.4 C (-9.7 F)-28.1 C (-18.6 F)-8.4 C (-15.1 F)-6.9 C (-12.4 F)30
Springfield Abraham Lincoln CaUnited States-3.9 C (24.9 F)-5.8 C (-10.5 F)-14.2 C (6.4 F)-7.2 C (-13.0 F)-6.5 C (-11.8 F)30
Rocky Ford 2 SEUnited States2.5 C (36.4 F)-7.1 C (-12.8 F)-14.3 C (6.2 F)-4.9 C (-8.8 F)-6.0 C (-10.8 F)30
Walsenburg 1 NWUnited States3.6 C (38.4 F)-5.6 C (-10.1 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)-6.4 C (-11.5 F)-6.0 C (-10.8 F)29
Blue Mesa LakeUnited States-8.8 C (16.2 F)-5.8 C (-10.5 F)-24.7 C (-12.4 F)-6.1 C (-11.1 F)-6.0 C (-10.8 F)29
Cochetopa CreekUnited States-8.2 C (17.2 F)-6.5 C (-11.7 F)-25.0 C (-12.9 F)-5.4 C (-9.7 F)-6.0 C (-10.7 F)30
AbileneUnited States0.5 C (32.9 F)-5.8 C (-10.5 F)-11.4 C (11.5 F)-5.8 C (-10.4 F)-5.8 C (-10.5 F)30
Indian Mills 2 WUnited States0.9 C (33.6 F)-5.2 C (-9.4 F)-10.5 C (13.2 F)-6.1 C (-11.0 F)-5.6 C (-10.2 F)30
Oakland 1 SEUnited States-2.7 C (27.1 F)-5.2 C (-9.4 F)-14.0 C (6.8 F)-6.1 C (-10.9 F)-5.6 C (-10.2 F)30
Wise 1SEUnited States1.2 C (34.1 F)-4.8 C (-8.7 F)-9.9 C (14.1 F)-6.3 C (-11.4 F)-5.6 C (-10.0 F)30

The lists use stations with at least 25 years behind their normal. One station does not stand for the area around it.

Countries

Mean temperature against normal by country in January 2025, countries with 5 or more stations
CountryStationsMean vs normal
Ukraine7+5.1 C (+9.3 F)
Kazakhstan13+4.6 C (+8.2 F)
Romania20+4.2 C (+7.6 F)
Estonia16+3.9 C (+7.0 F)
Poland5+3.7 C (+6.7 F)
Mongolia15+3.5 C (+6.4 F)
Turkey8+3.1 C (+5.7 F)
Russia101+2.1 C (+3.8 F)
Finland121+2.0 C (+3.6 F)
China174+1.6 C (+2.8 F)
Austria5+1.3 C (+2.4 F)
Germany320+1.3 C (+2.4 F)
Switzerland8+1.3 C (+2.3 F)
Niger11+1.3 C (+2.3 F)
Uzbekistan10+1.2 C (+2.2 F)
Australia392+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
Sweden176+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
Spain85+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
India22+0.9 C (+1.6 F)
Puerto Rico [United States]13+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Norway69+0.5 C (+0.9 F)
Mexico8+0.5 C (+0.8 F)
France40+0.4 C (+0.8 F)
Turkmenistan5+0.3 C (+0.6 F)
Indonesia8+0.2 C (+0.4 F)
Philippines5+0.2 C (+0.3 F)
Benin5+0.2 C (+0.3 F)
Netherlands31+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
South Africa210.0 C (0.0 F)
United States4,326-0.3 C (-0.6 F)
United Kingdom54-0.7 C (-1.2 F)
Thailand25-0.9 C (-1.6 F)
Iceland5-1.2 C (-2.2 F)

Rain Against Normal

8,202 stations, January 2025
Rain as a percent of the January normal, January 2025 Rain in January 2025 as a percent of each station's own 1991 to 2020 January mean at 1,999 stations, at most one per 1 degree cell.
Rain in January 2025 as a percent of each station's own 1991 to 2020 January mean at 1,999 stations, at most one per 1 degree cell. Made with Natural Earth.
Rain as a percent of the January normal, January 2025
BandStations on the map
Under 50% of normal716
50 to 90% of normal506
90 to 110% of normal209
110 to 200% of normal464
200% or more of normal104
Stations by rain in January 2025 as a percent of their 1991 to 2020 normal
Under 50%3,120
50 to 90%2,084
90 to 110%815
110 to 200%1,870
200% or more313

Of the 8,202 stations with a full month of rain data in January 2025, 38% had less than half their normal January rain and 4% had at least twice their normal; the median station had 66% of its normal. A station month needs 28 days of rain data, because a total from fewer days is too low, and a normal of at least 10 mm.

Wettest Against Normal

Stations with the most rain against their January normal in January 2025
StationCountryRainNormalPercent of normalYears of normal
Dampier SaltAustralia367.8 mm (14.5 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)1,099%26
Learmonth AirportAustralia119.8 mm (4.7 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)876%27
Karratha AeroAustralia393.8 mm (15.5 in)57.1 mm (2.2 in)690%28
MardieAustralia224.4 mm (8.8 in)33.4 mm (1.3 in)672%29
GdovRussia214.7 mm (8.5 in)41.8 mm (1.6 in)514%30
PetrozawodskRussia187.2 mm (7.4 in)37.8 mm (1.5 in)496%29
Wamego 4 WUnited States82.0 mm (3.2 in)17.4 mm (0.7 in)471%30
HoltonUnited States92.1 mm (3.6 in)19.9 mm (0.8 in)462%30
HillsboroUnited States95.6 mm (3.8 in)21.2 mm (0.8 in)451%30
Poprad/TatrySlovakia110.0 mm (4.3 in)25.0 mm (1.0 in)440%30

Driest Against Normal

Stations with the least rain against their January normal in January 2025
StationCountryRainNormalPercent of normalYears of normal
WollogorangAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)294.7 mm (11.6 in)0%28
Mt HamiltonUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)129.3 mm (5.1 in)0%29
Capalaba Water TreatAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)125.4 mm (4.9 in)0%28
Workman CreekUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)121.1 mm (4.8 in)0%30
Jackson McKellar- Sipes APUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)102.4 mm (4.0 in)0%30
MalboonaAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)99.8 mm (3.9 in)0%27
GlennvilleUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)95.6 mm (3.8 in)0%28
Little GrassyUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)83.9 mm (3.3 in)0%30
Nive DownsAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)78.6 mm (3.1 in)0%27
Delungra (Craigmore)Australia0.0 mm (0.00 in)76.2 mm (3.0 in)0%25

Weather Records

23,872 set or tied in January 2025

23,872 weather records were set or tied in January 2025, including 10,584 record highs and 6,474 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature, and 173 all-time records.

Records set or tied in January 2025 by type
Record high maximum temperature5,413
Record high minimum temperature5,171
Record daily precipitation4,164
Record low maximum temperature3,305
Record low minimum temperature3,169
Record snow depth1,348
Record daily snowfall1,302
Records set or tied in January 2025 by timescale
Daily22,825
Monthly874
All-time173

January Against the Ten Years Before

Share of daily temperature records that were record highs, January 2015 to 2025 For January of each year from 2015 to 2025: daily record highs as a percent of daily record highs and lows together, worldwide, ties excluded, as on the warm to cold ratio page. January 2025 is marked. The share is compared rather than the totals, because the number of stations changes. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
For January of each year from 2015 to 2025: daily record highs as a percent of daily record highs and lows together, worldwide, ties excluded, as on the warm to cold ratio page. January 2025 is marked. The share is compared rather than the totals, because the number of stations changes. Dashed line: Equal highs and lows.
Share of daily temperature records that were record highs, January 2015 to 2025
YearRecord highs, percent of highs and lows
201578.9%
201673.2%
201765.5%
201853.1%
201960.6%
202091.9%
202166.6%
202277.4%
202362.6%
202457.2%
202562.7%

In January 2025, 63% of the daily temperature records were record highs (1.7 to 1 highs to lows), against an average of 69% for January in 2015 to 2024.

The Top 10 Records of January 2025

The 10 highest significance records of January 2025
DateStationCountryRecordValueSignificance
2025-01-22Thibodaux 4 SEUnited StatesMonthly snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)88 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-01-13Tombong (Hillcrest)AustraliaAll-time precipitation156.2 mm (6.1 in)85 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-01-22Fairhope 2 NEUnited StatesAll-time snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)85 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-01-21Pensacola Rgnl APUnited StatesAll-time snowfall22.6 cm (8.9 in)81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-01-06AtchisonUnited StatesDaily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-01-11MenaUnited StatesDaily snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-01-18Krambach (Bellevue)AustraliaDaily precipitation138.0 mm (5.4 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-01-18TeriberkaRussiaDaily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-01-08ChapmanUnited StatesDaily snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)77 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-22Brewton 3 ENEUnited StatesAll-time snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)76 of 100 (Major)

Countries With the Most Records

Countries with the most records set or tied in January 2025
CountryRecordsHighsLows
United States12,4642,7765,763
Russia1,7871,29921
Australia1,770792182
Germany76347016
Sweden7483962
Finland60552117
China50740043
Norway4232305
Mongolia3102984
Japan25519218
Ukraine2522490
India24118743
Spain23319211
Indonesia21713384
Netherlands20782

Events and Storms

7 named storms had a best track position in January 2025; 4 peaked at 64 kt (119 km/h, 74 mph) or more and 3 at 96 kt (178 km/h, 110 mph) or more over their lifetime.

Storms with a best track position in January 2025, newest first
StormBasinLifetime peak windCategory at peak
TaliahSouth-West Indian84 kt (156 km/h, 97 mph)Category 2
VinceSouth-West Indian134 kt (248 km/h, 154 mph)Category 4
ElvisSouth-West Indian50 kt (93 km/h, 58 mph)Tropical storm
FaidaSouth-West Indian45 kt (83 km/h, 52 mph)Tropical storm
SeanSouth-West Indian110 kt (204 km/h, 127 mph)Category 3
PitaSouth Pacific39 kt (72 km/h, 45 mph)Tropical storm
DikelediSouth-West Indian99 kt (183 km/h, 114 mph)Category 3

January 2025 in Context

These values come from other sources and the site's own analysis pages. They are context for January 2025; this page does not say that any of them caused the temperatures or records above.

How These Numbers Are Made

Each station's mean daily maximum and minimum temperature for January 2025 is compared with its own mean for January in 1991 to 2020, from months with at least 20 days of both. A station needs 20 such years for a normal. The mean is the average of the two differences. A station month more than 15 C (27 F) from its normal in either element is treated as a data error and left out.

For the world and each continent, stations are averaged within 5 degree grid cells and the cells are averaged weighted by the cosine of their latitude, so dense networks do not outweigh sparse ones. A continent uses the stations of its own countries. A year gets a value and a rank only when its cells hold at least 50% of the weight of all the cells that have ever had data for January, the rule of the climate pages. This is a station based view: places without stations are not covered, and it is not a gridded temperature analysis.

Records are the site's public ledger: one record per observation, set or tied, at its broadest timescale. The ten year comparison uses daily temperature records only, ties excluded. The numbers and sentences on this page are generated by code from the station data; none of them is typed in by hand.

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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)) Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center, Oceanic Nino Index (ONI) and Relative Oceanic Nino Index (RONI). Episodes and strength classes are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not NOAA products. (US Government work, public domain (NWS disclaimer)) Source: Fetterer, F., Knowles, K., Meier, W. N., Savoie, M., Windnagel, A. K. and Stafford, T. (2025). Sea Ice Index, Version 4 (G02135). Boulder, Colorado USA. National Snow and Ice Data Center. doi:10.7265/a98x-0f50. Yearly extremes, ranks, trends and the climatology are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor from the daily extent files and are not NSIDC products. (NSIDC data use and citation policy (public domain government funded data, citation required)) Source: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Earth System Research Laboratories (gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends). Mauna Loa CO2 data are from NOAA and Scripps (before 1974 the monthly values come from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography). The global means of CO2, methane and nitrous oxide are from the NOAA GML cooperative air sampling network (methane and nitrous oxide: Lan, Thoning and Dlugokencky, doi:10.15138/P8XG-AA10). (US Government open data (NOAA GML, citation requested)) Data as of 2026-11-09. Temperatures against normal, ranks and records are computed by this site from station data and are not official.