Weather Records on 21 January 1925

103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1925. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1925

On 21 January 1925, 103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 96 daily.
Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 21 January 1925.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

103 stations

103 station records on 21 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

103 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1925

Top 20 records on 21 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1925	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1925	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Condon, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Haparanda, SE	monthly high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Gallivare_A, SE	monthly high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Constantine, DZ	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Pitea, SE	daily high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Thackaringa, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Pyramid Hill, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	monthly high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1925	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	19 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

1793 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1925. 1925 had 103 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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	70
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2