Weather Records on 25 January 1949

1,337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1949. Highest significance: Cairo River, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1949

On 25 January 1949, 1,337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 666 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,291 daily.
Cairo River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.6 mm (5.3 in) on 25 January 1949.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,337 stations

1,337 station records on 25 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Helvetia Santa Rita Rn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Margarita	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uroly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Glade	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Margarita	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,337 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 344, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 322, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 25 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	344
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	322
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 25 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 28, daily 1,291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,161 broken records

Margins by which the 1,161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1949

Top 20 records on 25 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1949	Cairo River, US	monthly rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1949	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Sikeston, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Luna Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Helvetia Santa Rita Rn, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Ajo, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Groblersplaas, ZA	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Mohawk, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Prescott, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Durant, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Ozark, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Subiaco, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Hugo, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1949	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	42 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 1,337 records.

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

Records on 01-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1813	1
1823	3
1834	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	3
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1887	2
1890	8
1891	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	12
1904	17
1905	19
1906	7
1907	19
1908	7
1909	43
1910	21
1911	16
1912	20
1913	28
1914	60
1915	65
1916	89
1917	42
1918	53
1919	36
1920	61
1921	34
1922	75
1923	218
1924	118
1925	54
1926	80
1927	88
1928	179
1929	323
1930	317
1931	521
1932	219
1933	513
1934	457
1935	631
1936	429
1937	1,110
1938	665
1939	189
1940	1,215
1941	1,246
1942	683
1943	640
1944	1,344
1945	296
1946	320
1947	796
1948	708
1949	1,337
1950	2,290
1951	557
1952	569
1953	548
1954	373
1955	404
1956	311
1957	493
1958	457
1959	399
1960	263
1961	673
1962	492
1963	990
1964	533
1965	246
1966	541
1967	836
1968	592
1969	953
1970	510
1971	679
1972	737
1973	621
1974	685
1975	888
1976	713
1977	773
1978	1,209
1979	1,356
1980	704
1981	1,042
1982	975
1983	627
1984	758
1985	811
1986	406
1987	833
1988	926
1989	895
1990	1,476
1991	1,018
1992	1,077
1993	851
1994	911
1995	845
1996	1,292
1997	913
1998	488
1999	1,457
2000	1,332
2001	603
2002	1,074
2003	1,242
2004	1,174
2005	929
2006	1,112
2007	1,135
2008	823
2009	849
2010	1,222
2011	664
2012	864
2013	839
2014	1,094
2015	685
2016	974
2017	1,008
2018	613
2019	469
2020	459
2021	1,094
2022	281
2023	941
2024	931
2025	958
2026	2,391

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Data for records on 1949-01-25: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,128
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1