Weather Records on 25 January 2006

1,112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 2006. Highest significance: Mount Phillip, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 2006

On 25 January 2006, 1,112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Mount Phillip set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 25 January 2006.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,112 stations

1,112 station records on 25 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Jacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vichinchijol	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Chilchotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Illgararie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caopas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aston Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badgingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido San Miguel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walters Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Papaloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,112 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 25 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 25 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 2006

Top 20 records on 25 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 2006	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2006	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2006	Barberton, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2006	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2006	Armadale, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2006	Coyame (Cfe), MX	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2006	Canton, MX	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Santa Maria Jacatepec, MX	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Vichinchijol, MX	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Chelsea, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Temascal, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Tembladeras, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Santa Maria Chilchotla, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Bullita, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Newport, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	Wyndham, AU	daily rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2006	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 1,112 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-01-25: 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	855
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2