Weather Records on 25 January 1952

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1952. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1952

On 25 January 1952, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 477 daily.
Cape Otway Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 25 January 1952.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 25 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 25 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 25 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 75, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1952

Top 20 records on 25 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1952	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	77 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Mundulla, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	all-time rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Port Campbell (Waare), AU	all-time rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Koroit, AU	all-time rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Warrnambool (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Princetown, AU	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Condah, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Peterborough, AU	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1952	Lillimur Estate, AU	all-time rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1952	Goroke (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1952	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1952	Nullawarre, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1952	Woolsthorpe, AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1952	Spitskrans, ZA	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1952	Moutajup, AU	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1952	Douglas, AU	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	57 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 569 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 January 1952
Margin	Records
0 to 100	476
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1