Weather Records on 18 January 1925

188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1925. Highest significance: Narrandera Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1925

On 18 January 1925, 188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 180 daily.
Narrandera Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 18 January 1925.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

188 stations

188 station records on 18 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urangeline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

188 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 180.

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 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1925

Top 20 records on 18 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1925	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1925	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1925	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1925	Macon, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1925	Selma, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1925	Covington, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1925	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Burra Burra, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Rome, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Coronga Peak, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Urangeline, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Lake, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Eufaula, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1925	Highland Home, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	27 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 188 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	527
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,033
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	987
2026	350

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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	109
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1