Weather Records on 25 January 1942

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1942. Highest significance: Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE.

Key Facts for 25 January 1942

On 25 January 1942, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
420 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 650 daily.
Linkoeping-Malmslaett set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -22.0 C (-7.6 F) on 25 January 1942.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 25 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 270, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	270
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 11, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1942

Top 20 records on 25 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1942	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	all-time low max	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Ulricehamn, SE	all-time low max	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Ulricehamn, SE	all-time low min	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Skara 1, SE	all-time low max	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Stockholm, SE	all-time low max	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Boras, SE	all-time low max	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Vestervig, DK	all-time low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Orebro, SE	all-time low max	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Faerder Fyr, NO	all-time low min	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Karlshamn, SE	all-time low min	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Kristianstad, SE	all-time low min	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Vastervik, SE	all-time low max	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Torungen Fyr, NO	all-time low min	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Umea, SE	daily low max	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Chemnitz, DE	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1942	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	44 years	36 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 683 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 5	457
5 to 10	63
10 to 15	18
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2