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Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025

Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025: 304 records at 88 stations, peak on 12 January 2025. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 set or tied 304 station records at 88 stations.
  • It ran from 5 January 2025 to 14 January 2025 (10 days) and its peak day was 12 January 2025.
  • Status: closed.
  • Ft Yukon set a daily record high maximum temperature of -0.6 C (30.9 F) on 13 January 2025.
  • The busiest day was 12 January 2025 with 90 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 109 years.

Footprint

5 to 14 January 2025
Footprint of Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 The area covered by Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 is outlined, with 12 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 is outlined, with 12 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Ft YukonRecord high maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)2025-01-13
WisemanRecord high maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2025-01-13
Nenana Muni APRecord high minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)2025-01-13
Anchorage Merrill FldRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2025-01-07
Haines APRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2025-01-10
Cordova APRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2025-01-11
Talkeetna APRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2025-01-11
Yakutat APRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2025-01-11
Tanana APRecord high minimum temperature-7.1 C (19.2 F)2025-01-12
Nome APRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2025-01-12
EagleRecord high maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2025-01-12
Elmendorf AFBRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2025-01-07

Records per Day

Peak day 90
Records per day during Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 Records set or tied each day from 5 January 2025 to 14 January 2025. The most in one day was 90 on 12 January 2025. 0 25 50 75 100 01-0501-0601-0701-0801-0901-1001-1101-1201-1301-14
Records set or tied each day from 5 January 2025 to 14 January 2025. The most in one day was 90 on 12 January 2025.
Records per day during Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025
DateRecords
2025-01-051
2025-01-0617
2025-01-0739
2025-01-0812
2025-01-0915
2025-01-1015
2025-01-1141
2025-01-1290
2025-01-1362
2025-01-1412

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 ranked by margin
Ft Yukon, 01-1211.2 C (20.2 F)
Ft Yukon, 01-1310.0 C (18.0 F)
Nenana Muni AP, 01-127.3 C (13.1 F)
Ft Yukon, 01-135.6 C (10.1 F)
Nenana Muni AP, 01-135.6 C (10.1 F)
Tanana AP, 01-123.5 C (6.3 F)
Anchorage Merrill Fld, 01-072.8 C (5.0 F)
Haines AP, 01-102.3 C (4.1 F)
Cordova AP, 01-111.7 C (3.1 F)
Haines AP, 01-091.7 C (3.1 F)
Talkeetna AP, 01-111.2 C (2.2 F)
Anchorage Merrill Fld, 01-121.1 C (2.0 F)
Nenana Muni AP, 01-131.1 C (2.0 F)
Elmendorf AFB, 01-071.1 C (2.0 F)
Ft Yukon, 01-140.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 304 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right. 0 30 60 90 120 0.05.010.015.020.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
304 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.
Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
10.099
0.588
11.285
5.699
5.6108
2.8105
2.399
1.799
7.385
1.796
0.599
1.199
0.6108
1.1108
1.299
3.590
0.1109
0.699
0.199
1.168
2.388
3.983
0.190
1.785
1.681
0.584
1.181
1.183
1.183
5.668
0.581
1.182
2.876
1.776
1.767
0.781
0.581
5.070
2.670
0.570
0.974
0.568
1.172
3.462
2.847
0.670
6.044
6.740
1.162
0.562
0.162
0.670
0.663
1.162
5.647
16.110
5.041
2.244
6.847
3.941
5.338
4.044
5.041
3.341
6.141
3.941
6.128
0.547
4.441
3.938
1.148
4.541
1.639
2.241
4.544
3.948
1.141
1.741
0.544
1.140
1.641
1.241
1.241
0.144
0.644
2.333
1.138
0.640
0.740
1.238
2.241
1.139
1.744
1.144
0.644
1.144
2.339
2.841
5.038
0.641
3.332
1.632
1.732
7.212
11.710
0.544
3.338
2.841
2.841
11.112
1.128
1.628
3.041
3.241
3.441
3.737
3.841
2.815
0.140
0.540
1.738
0.644
5.028
4.428
2.236
3.932
2.836
1.641
1.740
12.212
2.241
2.641
2.441
2.941
5.628
0.632
1.336
2.323
1.236
0.539
0.539
1.141
7.328
7.828
6.128
8.423
2.041
1.341
1.440
1.041
1.132
4.612
0.640
0.841
0.241
0.522
0.623
0.623
0.122
0.538
3.810
3.924
7.310
4.528
3.928
4.532
3.932
3.932
2.732
0.523
1.722
1.128
2.228
5.612
1.628
1.628
3.312
10.610
3.927
3.928
2.332
3.432
2.332
3.628
2.828
7.912
2.628
1.828
0.515
1.132
2.328
2.828
4.518
2.228
1.432
2.328
1.728
2.728
1.712
1.128

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025 (this event)304 records

Every Record Set

20 of 304
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in United States, 5 to 14 January 2025, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2025-01-07Anchorage Merrill FldRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)10543 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-07Elmendorf AFBRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6838 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-08Talkeetna APRecord high minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)9939 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-09Haines APRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9640 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-10Haines APRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)9942 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-11Cordova APRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9941 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-11Yakutat APRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9940 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-11Talkeetna APRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)9940 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-12Ft YukonRecord high maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)11.2 C (20.2 F)8545 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-12Nenana Muni APRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)7.3 C (13.1 F)8541 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-12Anchorage Merrill FldRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9940 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-12Tanana APRecord high minimum temperature-7.1 C (19.2 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)9040 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-12Nome APRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)10940 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-12EagleRecord high maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9939 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-13Ft YukonRecord high maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)10.0 C (18.0 F)9948 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-13WisemanRecord high maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8846 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-13Ft YukonRecord high minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)9944 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-13Nenana Muni APRecord high minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)10844 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-13Nenana Muni APRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)10840 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-14Ft YukonRecord high maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)10840 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 304 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.