Weather Records on 25 January 1991

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1991. Highest significance: Boobyalla, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1991

On 25 January 1991, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 981 daily.
Boobyalla set a daily record precipitation of 38.2 mm (1.5 in) on 25 January 1991.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,018 stations

1,018 station records on 25 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grobelershoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Liawenee Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poatina (Billopp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogewong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groblershoop;Boegoeb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 454, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 25 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	454
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 25 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 981.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1991

Top 20 records on 25 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1991	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	St Helens Post Office, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Woomargama Estate, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Grobelershoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1991	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Liawenee Hec, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Tekamah, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Poatina (Billopp), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Keeroongooloo, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Noonkanbah, AU	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 1,018 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 1991-01-25: 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 20	715
20 to 40	102
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	20
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	3