Weather Records on 25 January 1920

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1920. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1920

On 25 January 1920, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 59 daily.
Portland Rfc City set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 25 January 1920.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 25 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Haddon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 25 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1920

Top 20 records on 25 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1920	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1920	Sable Island East End, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Gravenhurst, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Lindsay, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Halifax, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Astoria, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily high min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Beatrice, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Coldwater, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	5 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Stoney Creek, CA	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1920	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 years	13 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 61 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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Data for records on 1920-01-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	41
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1