Weather Records on 25 January 1926

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1926. Highest significance: Raleigh State UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1926

On 25 January 1926, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 80 daily.
Raleigh State UNIV set a daily record snowfall of 8.1 cm (3.2 in) on 25 January 1926.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 25 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 25 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 25 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1926

Top 20 records on 25 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1926	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Suntop, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Gavle, SE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Landsort, SE	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Sarna, SE	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Biri, NO	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Falun, SE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1926	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 80 records.

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

Records on 01-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1813	1
1823	3
1834	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	3
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1887	2
1890	8
1891	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	12
1904	17
1905	19
1906	7
1907	19
1908	7
1909	43
1910	21
1911	16
1912	20
1913	28
1914	60
1915	65
1916	89
1917	42
1918	53
1919	36
1920	61
1921	34
1922	75
1923	218
1924	118
1925	54
1926	80
1927	88
1928	179
1929	323
1930	317
1931	521
1932	219
1933	513
1934	457
1935	631
1936	429
1937	1,110
1938	665
1939	189
1940	1,215
1941	1,246
1942	683
1943	640
1944	1,344
1945	296
1946	320
1947	796
1948	708
1949	1,337
1950	2,290
1951	557
1952	569
1953	548
1954	373
1955	404
1956	311
1957	493
1958	457
1959	399
1960	263
1961	673
1962	492
1963	990
1964	533
1965	246
1966	541
1967	836
1968	592
1969	953
1970	510
1971	679
1972	737
1973	621
1974	685
1975	888
1976	713
1977	773
1978	1,209
1979	1,356
1980	704
1981	1,042
1982	975
1983	627
1984	758
1985	811
1986	406
1987	833
1988	926
1989	895
1990	1,476
1991	1,018
1992	1,077
1993	851
1994	911
1995	845
1996	1,292
1997	913
1998	488
1999	1,457
2000	1,332
2001	603
2002	1,074
2003	1,242
2004	1,174
2005	929
2006	1,112
2007	1,135
2008	823
2009	849
2010	1,222
2011	664
2012	864
2013	839
2014	1,094
2015	685
2016	974
2017	1,008
2018	613
2019	469
2020	459
2021	1,094
2022	281
2023	941
2024	931
2025	958
2026	2,391

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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	55
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3