Weather Records on 25 January 1986

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1986. Highest significance: Lawrence Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1986

On 25 January 1986, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 387 daily.
Lawrence Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 25 January 1986.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 25 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	343.4 mm (13.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brest	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linsalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noumea (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maravale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.7 C (114.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 25 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 25 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 14, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1986

Top 20 records on 25 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1986	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Little Port Walter, US	monthly rain	343.4 mm (13.5 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Jalacingo, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Brest, BY	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Linsalea, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Coffs Harbour Mo, AU	daily rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	all-time low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Northway AP, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1986	Greenmount Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	37 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 406 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 25	264
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1