Weather Records on 25 January 1937

1,110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1937. Highest significance: Minimay (Booroopki), AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1937

On 25 January 1937, 1,110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,079 daily.
Minimay (Booroopki) set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 25 January 1937.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,110 stations

1,110 station records on 25 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grove City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Rose Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,110 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 691, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 25 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	691
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 25 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 1,079.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,000 broken records

Margins by which the 1,000 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1937

Top 20 records on 25 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1937	Minimay (Booroopki), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Goroke (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Brookville, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Kindred (Invergordon), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Ormley, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Thule, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Stirling, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Greenville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Williams, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1937	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 1,110 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 100	989
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1