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Weather Records on 25 January 1903

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1903. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 January 1903

  • On 25 January 1903, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 3.8 mm (0.15 in) on 25 January 1903.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 25 January 1903 12 station records on 25 January 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 25 January 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 25 January 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 25 January 1903 by type Records set or tied on 25 January 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 25 January 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 25 January 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 25 January 1903 by timescale Records on 25 January 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 25 January 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 25 January 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 January 1903 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 55 to 10: 010 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 January 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 55
5 to 100
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1903
Top 12 records on 25 January 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 January 1903Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-5.0 C (23.0 F)10.0 C (18.0 F)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Pitea, SEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Umea, SEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max1.7 C (35.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Oxford, GBdaily high min (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie74 years7 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Trenton 2, USdaily snowfall (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie14 years1 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1903Vineland, USdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie1 year0 of 100 (Routine)

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 1903
Records on 01-25 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1903. 1903 had 12 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11800: 21813: 11823: 31834: 21845: 11846: 21849: 21853: 11855: 11858: 11867: 11868: 21871: 31880: 11881: 61882: 11883: 11884: 31887: 21890: 81891: 21893: 21895: 21896: 31897: 41898: 41899: 11900: 41901: 61902: 31903: 121904: 171905: 191906: 71907: 191908: 71909: 431910: 211911: 161912: 201913: 281914: 601915: 651916: 891917: 421918: 531919: 361920: 611921: 341922: 751923: 2181924: 1181925: 541926: 801927: 881928: 1791929: 3231930: 3171931: 5211932: 2191933: 5131934: 4571935: 6311936: 4291937: 1,1101938: 6651939: 1891940: 1,2151941: 1,2461942: 6831943: 6401944: 1,3441945: 2961946: 3201947: 7961948: 7081949: 1,3371950: 2,2901951: 5571952: 5691953: 5481954: 3731955: 4041956: 3111957: 4931958: 4571959: 3991960: 2631961: 6731962: 4921963: 9901964: 5331965: 2461966: 5411967: 8361968: 5921969: 9531970: 5101971: 6791972: 7371973: 6211974: 6851975: 8881976: 7131977: 7731978: 1,2091979: 1,3561980: 7041981: 1,0421982: 9751983: 6271984: 7581985: 8111986: 4061987: 8331988: 9261989: 8951990: 1,4761991: 1,0181992: 1,0771993: 8511994: 9111995: 8451996: 1,2921997: 9131998: 4881999: 1,4572000: 1,3322001: 6032002: 1,0742003: 1,2422004: 1,1742005: 9292006: 1,1122007: 1,1352008: 8232009: 8492010: 1,2222011: 6642012: 8642013: 8392014: 1,0942015: 6852016: 9742017: 1,0082018: 6132019: 4692020: 4592021: 1,0942022: 2812023: 9412024: 9312025: 9582026: 2,3911795188219041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1903. 1903 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-25 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18002
18131
18233
18342
18451
18462
18492
18531
18551
18581
18671
18682
18713
18801
18816
18821
18831
18843
18872
18908
18912
18932
18952
18963
18974
18984
18991
19004
19016
19023
190312
190417
190519
19067
190719
19087
190943
191021
191116
191220
191328
191460
191565
191689
191742
191853
191936
192061
192134
192275
1923218
1924118
192554
192680
192788
1928179
1929323
1930317
1931521
1932219
1933513
1934457
1935631
1936429
19371,110
1938665
1939189
19401,215
19411,246
1942683
1943640
19441,344
1945296
1946320
1947796
1948708
19491,337
19502,290
1951557
1952569
1953548
1954373
1955404
1956311
1957493
1958457
1959399
1960263
1961673
1962492
1963990
1964533
1965246
1966541
1967836
1968592
1969953
1970510
1971679
1972737
1973621
1974685
1975888
1976713
1977773
19781,209
19791,356
1980704
19811,042
1982975
1983627
1984758
1985811
1986406
1987833
1988926
1989895
19901,476
19911,018
19921,077
1993851
1994911
1995845
19961,292
1997913
1998488
19991,457
20001,332
2001603
20021,074
20031,242
20041,174
2005929
20061,112
20071,135
2008823
2009849
20101,222
2011664
2012864
2013839
20141,094
2015685
2016974
20171,008
2018613
2019469
2020459
20211,094
2022281
2023941
2024931
2025958
20262,391

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).