Weather Records on 25 January 1988

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1988. Highest significance: Manitowoc, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1988

On 25 January 1988, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 897 daily.
Manitowoc set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 25 January 1988.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 25 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	151.5 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Subauma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korf	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Necedah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beemer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 25 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 25 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 22, daily 897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1988

Top 20 records on 25 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1988	Manitowoc, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1988	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1988	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Bushnell 1 E, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Crescent City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Hillsborough Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Jacupiranga, BR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Woodstock, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Ainsworth, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Najahan, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Potter, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Cumikan, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Arnold, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1988	Nephi, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 926 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	684
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2