Weather Records on 25 January 1918

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1918. Highest significance: White Cliffs (Tongo), AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1918

On 25 January 1918, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 48 daily.
White Cliffs (Tongo) set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 25 January 1918.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 25 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tinapagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 48.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1918

Top 20 records on 25 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1918	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1918	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1918	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1918	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1918	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Magdeburg, DE	monthly high max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Altastenberg, DE	monthly high max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Salisbury Downs, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Beechal, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Tilcha, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1918	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	29 years	20 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 53 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 10	28
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2