Weather Records on 25 January 1953

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1953. Highest significance: Clermont Sirius St, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1953

On 25 January 1953, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 524 daily.
Clermont Sirius St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 25 January 1953.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 25 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	247.0 cm (97.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 25 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 25 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1953

Top 20 records on 25 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1953	Clermont Sirius St, AU	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Old Banchory Station, AU	all-time rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Chute A Murdock, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Ville Marie, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	South Egremont, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Gordon Downs, AU	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Quilon Pwd, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Muenster, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1953	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1953	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1953	Haripad, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1953	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1953	Mtn Home, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1953	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1953	Greenvale, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	29 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 548 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 100	426
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1