Weather Records on 25 January 2009

849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 2009. Highest significance: Spanish Fk Pwr House, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 2009

On 25 January 2009, 849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 825 daily.
Spanish Fk Pwr House set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 25 January 2009.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

849 stations

849 station records on 25 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whites Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Lynd Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanami Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strathtay Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Aviation Museum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

849 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 25 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 25 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 2009

Top 20 records on 25 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 2009	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2009	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Comondu, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Segen-Kyuel, RU	daily high min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	23.1 C (41.6 F)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Burris, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Norfolk Station, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Kanosh, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Blanca 4 NW, US	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Moab, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Whites Crossing, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Agate 3 E, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Tioga 1E, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Lamar Rs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2009	Dulce, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	42 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 849 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 2009-01-25: 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 50	592
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1