Weather Records on 25 January 1974

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1974. Highest significance: Grandchester Symes St, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1974

On 25 January 1974, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 652 daily.
Grandchester Symes St set a daily record precipitation of 160.5 mm (6.3 in) on 25 January 1974.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 25 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	448.0 mm (17.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.8 mm (11.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	347.0 mm (13.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whian Whian (Rummery Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling Crossing Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	384.2 mm (15.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benarkin Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 25 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 25 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 26, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 218.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1974

Top 20 records on 25 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1974	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	149.7 mm (5.9 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Montville "Craglands", AU	daily rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Peachester, AU	daily rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1974	Tewantin Post Office, AU	all-time rain	448.0 mm (17.6 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1974	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1974	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1974	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1974	Bald Knob, AU	daily rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1974	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1974	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	56 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 685 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 1974-01-25: 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	501
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2