Weather Records on 8 January 1925

70 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1925. Highest significance: Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1925

On 8 January 1925, 70 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 69 daily.
Hillston (Cowl Cowl) set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 8 January 1925.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

70 stations

70 station records on 8 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

70 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 69.

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

8 January 1925

Top 20 records on 8 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1925	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1925	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Palermo, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Susendal, NO	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Jonkoping, SE	daily high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Miles City, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Lake, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Condon, AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1925	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	34 years	14 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

1806 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1925. 1925 had 70 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	39
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1