Weather Records on 25 January 1982

975 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1982. Highest significance: Lake Wenatchee, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1982

On 25 January 1982, 975 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 890 daily.
Lake Wenatchee set an all-time record daily precipitation of 293.9 mm (11.6 in) on 25 January 1982.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

975 stations

975 station records on 25 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	293.9 mm (11.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Escola Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kallista Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cortes Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon (Burncranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

975 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 266.

Records on 25 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	266

Records on 25 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 61, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1982

Top 20 records on 25 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1982	Lake Wenatchee, US	all-time rain	293.9 mm (11.6 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	49 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 1982	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1982	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1982	Whorouly, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1982	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1982	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Halmstad, SE	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	120 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Kellogg, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Labertouche, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Caete, BR	daily rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Saint Maries, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1982	Towson, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 975 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	2,388

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Data for records on 1982-01-25: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	615
50 to 100	93
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1