Weather Records on 26 January 2025

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 2025. Highest significance: Tanana AP, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 2025

On 26 January 2025, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 571 daily.
Tanana AP set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 26 January 2025.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

582 stations

582 station records on 26 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susitna Valley High	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Carreno/A.Gu	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yeovilton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miltonvale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulihe	China	Record high minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chunggang	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saniat Rmel	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt. Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elec	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vardo	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 2025

Top 20 records on 26 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2025	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2025	Yinchuan, CN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Xilin Hot, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Santiago de Compostela/Labacol, ES	daily rain	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Lugo/Rozas, ES	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Wilhelmina Rise 721, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Susitna Valley High, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Tonopah, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Waddington, GB	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Puerto Carreno/A.Gu, VE	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Sonora, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Seward AP, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Bettles AP, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Yeovilton, GB	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2025	Urjupino, RU	monthly high min	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	41 years	37 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 582 records.

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

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

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Data for records on 2025-01-26: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	471
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1