Weather Records on 25 January 2020

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 2020. Highest significance: Tunnsjo, NO.

Key Facts for 25 January 2020

On 25 January 2020, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 449 daily.
Tunnsjo set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 25 January 2020.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 25 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Werris Creek (Maneroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shantou	China	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Overhalla - Unnset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record low minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Furnace	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willows Gemfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville 6SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antofagasta	Chile	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kupino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steuben	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halfway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 25 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 25 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 2020

Top 20 records on 25 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 2020	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2020	Werris Creek (Maneroo), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Shantou, CN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Cardbeign, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Belmont, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Aberdeen (Rossgole), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Hangzhou, CN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Dennison Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Overhalla - Unnset, NO	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Chatsworth, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Enisejsk, RU	monthly high max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily low min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Antigo, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2020	Innot Hot Springs Township, AU	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	40 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 459 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 20	328
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1