Weather Records on 25 January 1985

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1985. Highest significance: Oakland 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1985

On 25 January 1985, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 785 daily.
Oakland 1 SE set an all-time record snow depth of 78.7 cm (31.0 in) on 25 January 1985.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 25 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arcade	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fordsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minjilang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Mato D	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 25 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 25 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 18, daily 785.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1985

Top 20 records on 25 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1985	Oakland 1 SE, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1985	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	monthly rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1985	Arcade, US	all-time snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Klaipeda, LT	monthly rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Blue, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Doornbosch, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Wabash, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Parker, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	all-time snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Hillview, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1985	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	35 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 811 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 2026-10-17 (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	667
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1