Weather Records on 31 January 2025

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2025. Highest significance: Beedeville 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2025

On 31 January 2025, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 772 daily.
Beedeville 4 NE set a daily record precipitation of 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 31 January 2025.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 31 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nolin Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Hts 764.6	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee 837.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 295, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 31 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	295
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 31 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 52, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2025

Top 20 records on 31 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2025	Beedeville 4 NE, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Mayfield 2 S, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	102 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Dresden, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Guilin, CN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Greensburg, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Union City, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	110 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	118 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Hardy, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Murray, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2025	Yinchuan, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	118 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Russellville, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Beckley Raleigh Co AP, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Nolin Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Rough Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Calhoun 4ENE, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2025	Conception, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	127 years	55 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

1800 to 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2025. 2025 had 827 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 2025-01-31: 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	657
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2