Weather Records on 25 January 1981

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1981. Highest significance: Robertson, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 January 1981

On 25 January 1981, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 124 monthly and 906 daily.
Robertson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.5 mm (4.4 in) on 25 January 1981.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 25 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kruisrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 25 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 25 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 124, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

862 broken records

Margins by which the 862 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1981

Top 20 records on 25 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1981	Robertson, ZA	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	77 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Vrugbaar, ZA	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Doornrivier, ZA	all-time rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA	all-time rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	3 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Protem, ZA	monthly rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	La Plaisante, ZA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1981	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1981	Villiersdorp, ZA	all-time rain	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1981	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1981	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1981	Concordia, ZA	monthly rain	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1981	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	55 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 1,042 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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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	843
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2