Weather Records on 25 January 1956

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1956. Highest significance: Halaula 1110, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1956

On 25 January 1956, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 298 daily.
Halaula 1110 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 383.5 mm (15.1 in) on 25 January 1956.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 25 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	383.5 mm (15.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	629.9 mm (24.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	323.6 mm (12.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	290.3 mm (11.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sand Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record snow depth	205.7 cm (81.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 25 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 25 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 7, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1956

Top 20 records on 25 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1956	Halaula 1110, US	all-time rain	383.5 mm (15.1 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	38 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1956	Kilauea 1134, US	all-time rain	629.9 mm (24.8 in)	369.3 mm (14.5 in)	38 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1956	Kealia 1112, US	all-time rain	323.6 mm (12.7 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1956	Lihue 1020, US	monthly rain	290.3 mm (11.4 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1956	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1956	Sand Pass, US	all-time snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Grove Farm 1021, US	all-time rain	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Emery, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Norwood, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Crested Butte, US	monthly snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Trout Lake, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Harrisonville, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1956	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1956	Aakukui 1007, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1956	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 311 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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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 100	240
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1