Weather Records on 7 January 2025

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2025. Highest significance: Minneapolis, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 2025

On 7 January 2025, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 526 daily.
Minneapolis set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 7 January 2025.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 7 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bengtsfors_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abilene	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Charlottenberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lesjofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Van	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Einavatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Letafors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vastra_Arnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karmoy - Hydro	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttle Creek Lake	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chichi Jima Bonin Is	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 7 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 7 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2025

Top 20 records on 7 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2025	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	115 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2025	De Grey, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2025	Bengtsfors_D, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2025	Abilene, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2025	Charlottenberg, SE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Lesjofors, SE	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Midwest, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Milesovka, CZ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Springdale, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Nemuro, JP	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Elliston, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Heden, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Coloma, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Van, TR	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Brookville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Medicine Bow, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Saint Leo, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025	Alta Vista, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	44 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

1826 to 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2025. 2025 had 560 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

Download the Data

Data for records on 2025-01-07: 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 50	420
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1