Weather Records on 25 January 1966

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1966. Highest significance: Fanning River Station, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1966

On 25 January 1966, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 534 daily.
Fanning River Station set a daily record precipitation of 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 25 January 1966.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 25 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogie River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 25 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 25 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1966

Top 20 records on 25 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1966	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Narayanganj, IN	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Dotswood Station, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Nebo, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Woodstock Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Amity, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Bogie River, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Newell, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Riverside, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Mt Hope, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1966	Blue, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	36 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 541 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1966-01-25: 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 25	325
25 to 50	67
50 to 75	27
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	12
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1