Weather Records on 25 January 1987

833 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1987. Highest significance: Pulaski 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1987

On 25 January 1987, 833 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 812 daily.
Pulaski 2 E set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 25 January 1987.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

833 stations

833 station records on 25 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Voroncovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waddikee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Branca (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coroados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Illahe	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ourinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

833 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 179.

Records on 25 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	179

Records on 25 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1987

Top 20 records on 25 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1987	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1987	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1987	Kimba, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1987	Voroncovka, RU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Asheboro 2 W, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	27.1 cm (10.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Patuxent River NAS, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Morchard (the Rocks), AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Guararema, BR	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Estancia 4N, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Cleve (Mangalo), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	White Sulphur Springs, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Baldwin, US	monthly low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Waddikee, AU	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1987	Coweeta Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	44 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 833 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 100	609
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1