Weather Records on 21 January 2025

1,387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2025. Highest significance: Pensacola Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 2025

On 21 January 2025, 1,387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 985 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,311 daily.
Pensacola Rgnl AP set an all-time record daily snowfall of 22.6 cm (8.9 in) on 21 January 2025.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,387 stations

1,387 station records on 21 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tifton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mobile	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leland Bowman Lock	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Volochanka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Learmonth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leland Bowman Lock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,387 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 450, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 535, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 21 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	450
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	535
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 21 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 46, daily 1,311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,183 broken records

Margins by which the 1,183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2025

Top 20 records on 21 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2025	Pensacola Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	70 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 January 2025	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	all-time snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2025	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2025	Tifton, US	all-time snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2025	New Orleans AP, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	61 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2025	Biloxi, US	monthly snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2025	Mobile, US	all-time snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2025	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	132 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2025	New Orleans AP, US	all-time snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Pensacola Rgnl AP, US	all-time snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	all-time snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Sugar Land, US	all-time snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Leland Bowman Lock, US	all-time snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Dothan Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Silver Creek, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Mobile, US	all-time snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Volochanka, RU	all-time low max	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Leesville, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	121 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	129 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2025	Nixon, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	103 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

1793 to 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2025. 2025 had 1,387 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,387
2026	201

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,148
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1