Weather Records on 12 January 1925

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1925. Highest significance: Moyston, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1925

On 12 January 1925, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 137 daily.
Moyston set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 12 January 1925.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 12 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Towaninnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 12 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 12 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

116 broken records

Margins by which the 116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1925

Top 20 records on 12 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1925	Moyston, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1925	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1925	Tampa, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1925	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1925	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1925	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Bass (Kilcunda), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Tungamah, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Dobikin, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1925	Umea, SE	daily high max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	37 years	21 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

1794 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1925. 1925 had 141 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	103
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1