Weather Records on 20 January 2025

1,599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2025. Highest significance: Dalatangi, IS.

Key Facts for 20 January 2025

On 20 January 2025, 1,599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 1,208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,493 daily.
Dalatangi set a daily record precipitation of 70.8 mm (2.8 in) on 20 January 2025.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,599 stations

1,599 station records on 20 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dampier Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.4 mm (10.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karratha Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.4 mm (10.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva (Ronda del Este)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kufra	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Carreno/A.Gu	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Peak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deadman Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoosier Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Muni Crews Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherlock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curapca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berthoud Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Ocean Plateau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arxan	China	Record high minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shirley Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlins AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pokrovskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,599 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 633, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 575, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 20 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	633
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	575
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 20 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 92, daily 1,493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,424 broken records

Margins by which the 1,424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2025

Top 20 records on 20 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2025	Dalatangi, IS	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2025	Dampier Salt, AU	all-time rain	274.4 mm (10.8 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2025	Karratha Aero, AU	all-time rain	274.4 mm (10.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Mardie, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Huelva (Ronda del Este), ES	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Confluence 1 SW Dam, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Lviv, UA	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Driggs, US	daily low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Mancos 1SW, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Onslow Airport, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Lake Maloya, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Jakutsk, RU	daily high max	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Wallace, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Shoshone, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Trinidad, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily low max	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Odesa, UA	daily high max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2025	Estes Park, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	40 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2025. 2025 had 1,599 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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 25	1,398
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1