Weather Records on 25 January 1976

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1976. Highest significance: Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 January 1976

On 25 January 1976, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 687 daily.
Aberdeen (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 69.5 mm (2.7 in) on 25 January 1976.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 25 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
De Doorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daingerfield 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanging Rock State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 451, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 25 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	451
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 25 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 20, daily 687.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 780.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1976

Top 20 records on 25 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1976	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1976	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1976	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1976	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1976	Belleville, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	De Doorns, ZA	all-time rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	monthly rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Telpoort, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Uitkomst, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Potter, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Leliekloof, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Bird City 10S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1976	Krakmo, NO	all-time snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	70 years	50 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 713 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 1976-01-25: 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 100	612
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1