Weather Records on 25 January 1917

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1917. Highest significance: Woody Island, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1917

On 25 January 1917, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 42 daily.
Woody Island set a daily record precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 25 January 1917.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 25 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 January 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records

Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1917

Top 20 records on 25 January 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1917	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1917	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Gympie, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Pella, ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Gorki, BY	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Plauen, DE	daily low max	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low max	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1917	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 years	16 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 42 records.

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

Records on 01-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1813	1
1823	3
1834	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	3
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1887	2
1890	8
1891	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	12
1904	17
1905	19
1906	7
1907	19
1908	7
1909	43
1910	21
1911	16
1912	20
1913	28
1914	60
1915	65
1916	89
1917	42
1918	53
1919	36
1920	61
1921	34
1922	75
1923	218
1924	118
1925	54
1926	80
1927	88
1928	179
1929	323
1930	317
1931	521
1932	219
1933	513
1934	457
1935	631
1936	429
1937	1,110
1938	665
1939	189
1940	1,215
1941	1,246
1942	683
1943	640
1944	1,344
1945	296
1946	320
1947	796
1948	708
1949	1,337
1950	2,290
1951	557
1952	569
1953	548
1954	373
1955	404
1956	311
1957	493
1958	457
1959	399
1960	263
1961	673
1962	492
1963	990
1964	533
1965	246
1966	541
1967	836
1968	592
1969	953
1970	510
1971	679
1972	737
1973	621
1974	685
1975	888
1976	713
1977	773
1978	1,209
1979	1,356
1980	704
1981	1,042
1982	975
1983	627
1984	758
1985	811
1986	406
1987	833
1988	926
1989	895
1990	1,476
1991	1,018
1992	1,077
1993	851
1994	911
1995	845
1996	1,292
1997	913
1998	488
1999	1,457
2000	1,332
2001	603
2002	1,074
2003	1,242
2004	1,174
2005	929
2006	1,112
2007	1,135
2008	823
2009	849
2010	1,222
2011	664
2012	864
2013	839
2014	1,094
2015	685
2016	974
2017	1,008
2018	613
2019	469
2020	459
2021	1,094
2022	281
2023	941
2024	931
2025	958
2026	2,391

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	29
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1