Weather Records on 25 January 2016

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 2016. Highest significance: Sines Deep Creek, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 2016

On 25 January 2016, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 894 daily.
Sines Deep Creek set an all-time record daily snowfall of 88.9 cm (35.0 in) on 25 January 2016.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 25 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Enka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Radford 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muresk Agric.College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Marsh Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bound Brook 2W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Furnace	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 177.

Records on 25 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	177

Records on 25 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 63, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 2016

Top 20 records on 25 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 2016	Sines Deep Creek, US	all-time snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 2016	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	97 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2016	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2016	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2016	Enka, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2016	Booralee, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2016	Jinan, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2016	Radford 3 N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Muresk Agric.College, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Free Union, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Beltzville Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Reading Wb City, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Wanaque Raymond Dam, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Washington Dulles Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	43.6 cm (17.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Bethpage 1 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	WFO Sterling, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2016	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	52 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 974 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 2016-01-25: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	751
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	29
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1