Weather Records on 25 January 2004

1,174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 2004. Highest significance: W Manchester 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 2004

On 25 January 2004, 1,174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 373 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,140 daily.
W Manchester 3 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 25 January 2004.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,174 stations

1,174 station records on 25 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sennar	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dacus	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,174 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 166, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 25 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	166
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 25 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 1,140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

952 broken records

Margins by which the 952 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 277.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 2004

Top 20 records on 25 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 2004	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2004	Brenham, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2004	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2004	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2004	Sennar, SD	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2004	Halliday, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2004	Grand Forks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Campbell, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Hannaford Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Malkal, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Butte 5SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Senatobia, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Borinquen AP, PR	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2004	Sparkman, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	54 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,174 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 2004-01-25: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	859
50 to 100	65
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3