Weather Records on 25 January 1955

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1955. Highest significance: Wrixum/Fohr, DE.

Key Facts for 25 January 1955

On 25 January 1955, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 391 daily.
Wrixum/Fohr set a daily record snow depth of 25.0 cm (9.8 in) on 25 January 1955.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 25 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arjuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kuakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 25 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 25 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1955

Top 20 records on 25 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1955	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Khairagarh, IN	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Bahraich, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Seoni, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Bhikapur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Caracara, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Springfields, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Zamora (Obs), MX	all-time low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Misrikh, IN	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Mulungu, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Kaithal, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Wallaroi, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1955	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	37 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 404 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	317
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1