Weather Records on 25 January 1990

1,476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1990. Highest significance: Woodville 4 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1990

On 25 January 1990, 1,476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
606 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,419 daily.
Woodville 4 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 145.3 mm (5.7 in) on 25 January 1990.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,476 stations

1,476 station records on 25 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nurburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuanapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,476 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 417, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 584, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 25 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	417
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	584
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 25 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 52, daily 1,419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,301 broken records

Margins by which the 1,301 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 1990

Top 20 records on 25 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1990	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	94 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Liberty, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Monticello, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Birni N'Konni, NE	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Stiege, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Onaway 4N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Charlevoix, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1990	Trekpad, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Geneseo, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Centreville, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Cheboygan, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Thomasville, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Munarra, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1990	Lake Geneva Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	53 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 1,476 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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Data for records on 1990-01-25: 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,236
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1