Weather Records on 25 January 1941

1,246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1941. Highest significance: Balaklava, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1941

On 25 January 1941, 1,246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 69 were all-time records, 204 monthly and 973 daily.
Balaklava set an all-time record daily precipitation of 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 25 January 1941.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,246 stations

1,246 station records on 25 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Watervale (Springvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,246 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,071, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 25 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,071
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 25 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 69, monthly 204, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,191 broken records

Margins by which the 1,191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1941

Top 20 records on 25 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1941	Balaklava, AU	all-time rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 1941	Two Wells, AU	all-time rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 1941	Mallala, AU	all-time rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 1941	Callington, AU	all-time rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	79 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	all-time rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Strathalbyn, AU	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Port Wakefield, AU	all-time rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Finniss, AU	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Mount Pleasant, AU	all-time rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	all-time rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Murray Bridge (Tepko), AU	all-time rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	all-time rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Watervale (Springvale), AU	all-time rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Greenock, AU	all-time rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Eudunda (Brownlow), AU	all-time rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Blyth, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1941	Maitland, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 1,246 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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Data for records on 1941-01-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	1,129
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1