Weather Records on 25 January 1997

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1997. Highest significance: Chester, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1997

On 25 January 1997, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 871 daily.
Chester set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 25 January 1997.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 25 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Sarapu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas de Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aratuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Nova Niagara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Jau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guaimbe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bofete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Americana Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denio	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 25 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 25 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 30, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1997

Top 20 records on 25 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1997	Chester, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1997	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1997	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1997	Quata, BR	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Bairro Do Sarapu, BR	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Rest Lake, US	all-time snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Aguas de Santa Barbara, BR	monthly rain	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Ukiah, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Aratuipe, BR	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Fazenda Nova Niagara, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Porto Jau, BR	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Hayfork 2 W, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Downieville, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Guaimbe, BR	daily rain	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1997	Selby, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	71.2 cm (28.0 in)	3 years	49 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 913 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 1997-01-25: 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	675
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2