Weather Records on 25 January 1980

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1980. Highest significance: La Union, MX.

Key Facts for 25 January 1980

On 25 January 1980, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 640 daily.
La Union set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 25 January 1980.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 25 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetlan El Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Namangan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Lagos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Purepero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	46.6 cm (18.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ayo El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cacalotenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calpulalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaquepaque	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Raya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 25 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 25 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 39, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 249.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1980

Top 20 records on 25 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1980	La Union, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1980	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1980	Alcozauca (Smn), MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1980	Penjamo, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Huehuetlan El Grande, MX	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Jungapeo, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Tuzantla (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Cheyenne, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Armeria, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Quitupan, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Daniels Harbour, CA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Namangan, UZ	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Armeria, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Atotonilco El Alto, MX	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	San Juan de Los Lagos, MX	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Santa Maria (Dge), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1980	Chapala, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	48 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 704 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 1980-01-25: 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	563
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1