Weather Records on 23 January 1925

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1925. Highest significance: Georgetown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1925

On 23 January 1925, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 113 daily.
Georgetown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 23 January 1925.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 23 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bristol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

95 broken records

Margins by which the 95 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1925

Top 20 records on 23 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1925	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1925	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Watford, CA	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Austin #2, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Galway, IE	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Urawilkie, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Watford, CA	monthly rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1925	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	23 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

1795 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 118 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	87
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1