Weather Records on 25 January 2017

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 2017. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 2017

On 25 January 2017, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 957 daily.
Newport set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 25 January 2017.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 25 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harris STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscarora	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hokah Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katterjakk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Questro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	281.2 mm (11.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 184, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 25 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	184
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 25 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 36, daily 957.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1066.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 2017

Top 20 records on 25 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 2017	Newport, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 2017	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 2017	Tyndall, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 January 2017	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	118 years	79 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Butte, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Green Rvr, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Butte, US	all-time snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Luroy, NO	daily rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	115 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Menno, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	115 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Primghar, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	115 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2017	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 1,008 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 2017-01-25: 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 200	841
200 to 400	16
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1