Weather Records on 25 January 1945

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1945. Highest significance: Cet Central England, GB.

Key Facts for 25 January 1945

On 25 January 1945, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 284 daily.
Cet Central England set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -4.5 C (23.9 F) on 25 January 1945.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 25 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 25 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 25 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1945

Top 20 records on 25 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1945	Cet Central England, GB	all-time low max	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1945	Trenton 2, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1945	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1945	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1945	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1945	Belleville, CA	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Buxton, GB	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Hull, GB	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Lowestoft, GB	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Trenton 2, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Penn Yan, US	monthly low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Ridgetown, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Angola, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1945	Angelica, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	41 years	26 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 296 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 1945-01-25: 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 20	214
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1