Weather Records on 12 January 2025

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2025. Highest significance: Roy Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 2025

On 12 January 2025, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 525 daily.
Roy Hill set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 12 January 2025.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 12 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garah (Delvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petrokrepost	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gdov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely Mtn Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washita	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spur Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Myalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 12 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 12 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2025

Top 20 records on 12 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2025	Roy Hill, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2025	Mena, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2025	Garah (Delvin), AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Daisy 4 ENE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Cordova AP, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	115 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Petrokrepost, RU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Gdov, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Crystal Lake, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Ormley, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	East Sale Comparison, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Bjorkasen, NO	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Lewistown 11 SSE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Perry, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Eagle Rvr 5 SE, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Beedeville 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Summit Creek, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025	Ft Yukon, US	daily high max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	85 years	45 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

1794 to 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2025. 2025 had 543 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	391
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1