Weather Records on 25 January 1946

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1946. Highest significance: Rivertree (Myall), AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1946

On 25 January 1946, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 312 daily.
Rivertree (Myall) set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 25 January 1946.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 25 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 248.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1946

Top 20 records on 25 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1946	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Valley Falls, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Cody, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1946	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Browning, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Eustis 2 SSE, US	daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1946	Babb 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	25 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 320 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 50	245
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1