Weather Records on 25 January 1957

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1957. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 25 January 1957

On 25 January 1957, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 481 daily.
Virden set a daily record low minimum temperature of -32.2 C (-26.0 F) on 25 January 1957.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 25 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tappen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 7, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1957

Top 20 records on 25 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	19.4 C (34.9 F)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15.6 C (28.1 F)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Ft Benton, US	all-time low min	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Somerset, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Freeport, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Tappen, CA	all-time low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1957	Koster (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	Albany, AU	daily high max	34.2 C (93.6 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	Brigalow Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	Brady Aznoe, US	all-time low min	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	Blanding, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	Logansport, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	Okolona, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1957	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 493 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 1957-01-25: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	385
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1