Weather Records on 28 January 1925

256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1925. Highest significance: Hermannsburg, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1925

On 28 January 1925, 256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 247 daily.
Hermannsburg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 135.4 mm (5.3 in) on 28 January 1925.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

256 stations

256 station records on 28 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

256 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 28 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 4, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1925

Top 20 records on 28 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1925	Hermannsburg, AU	all-time rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1925	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1925	Burlington, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Peterborough, CA	monthly low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Grantsville, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Buckhannon, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Brantford, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Wellsboro, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Scottsburg, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Paterson, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1925	Emporium 1 E, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	29 years	20 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

1796 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1925. 1925 had 256 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	192
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1