Weather Records on 25 January 1996

1,292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1996. Highest significance: Bochum, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 January 1996

On 25 January 1996, 1,292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 542 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,238 daily.
Bochum set a monthly record daily precipitation of 223.0 mm (8.8 in) on 25 January 1996.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,292 stations

1,292 station records on 25 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierre 17 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Distillery Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Parraweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itaoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coconut Is 840.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,292 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 269, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 273, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 151, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 25 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	269
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	273
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	151
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 25 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 50, daily 1,238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,130 broken records

Margins by which the 1,130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1996

Top 20 records on 25 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1996	Bochum, ZA	monthly rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Sandusky, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Leadville Lake Co AP, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Iwamizawa, JP	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Clover Valley, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1996	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1996	Kremmling, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	59 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,292 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 1996-01-25: 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 100	1,097
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1