Weather Records on 17 January 1925

184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1925. Highest significance: Walgett (Dungalear), AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1925

On 17 January 1925, 184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 181 daily.
Walgett (Dungalear) set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 17 January 1925.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

184 stations

184 station records on 17 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pallamallawa 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

184 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 181.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

158 broken records

Margins by which the 158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1925

Top 20 records on 17 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1925	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1925	Tamworth West, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1925	State UNIV, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1925	Americus, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1925	Alexandria, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1925	Talladega, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1925	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1925	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1925	Greensboro, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Augusta, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Macon, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Louisville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Melville, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1925	Pallamallawa 2, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	26 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 184 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	127
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1