Weather Records on 25 January 2005

929 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 2005. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 2005

On 25 January 2005, 929 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
551 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 898 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 25 January 2005.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

929 stations

929 station records on 25 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland Police Brk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berambing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baryulgil (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suhana	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

929 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 360, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 25 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	360
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 25 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

715 broken records

Margins by which the 715 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 2005

Top 20 records on 25 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 2005	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2005	Cumberland Police Brk, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Prilep, MK	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Edgartown, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Old Faithful, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	E Wareham, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Bremerton, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Marlinton, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Sandy Hook, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	122 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	Marion, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2005	John Day, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 929 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 2005-01-25: 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	695
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1