Weather Records on 25 January 1951

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1951. Highest significance: Chinook Cove, CA.

Key Facts for 25 January 1951

On 25 January 1951, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 534 daily.
Chinook Cove set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 25 January 1951.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 25 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mascotte Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umbercollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 25 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 25 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1951

Top 20 records on 25 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1951	Chinook Cove, CA	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1951	Chinook Cove, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1951	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1951	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Golden A, CA	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Cameron Downs, AU	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Golden A, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Milan, IT	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1951	Blair Athol, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	44 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 557 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 1951-01-25: 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	418
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2