Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025
Start: 2025-05-03
End: 2025-05-13
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025: 456 records at 356 stations, peak on 6 May 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025 set or tied 456 station records at 356 stations.
It ran from 3 May 2025 to 13 May 2025 (11 days) and its peak day was 6 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Dequeen set a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 7 May 2025.
The busiest day was 6 May 2025 with 127 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

3 to 13 May 2025

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dequeen	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2025-05-07
Jeanerette 5 NW	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2025-05-12
Idabel	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2025-05-07
Jennings	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2025-05-12
Leesville	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2025-05-12
Amistad 5 SSW	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2025-05-04
Ryegate	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2025-05-05
Batesburg	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2025-05-11
Lake Charles Chenault	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2025-05-11
Jefferson	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2025-05-07
Covington 8 WNW	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2025-05-10
Searchlight	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2025-05-04
Conchas Dam	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2025-05-06
Antlers	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2025-05-07
Stamford 1	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2025-05-07
Walhalla	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2025-05-11
Lafayette Rgnl AP	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2025-05-11
Waldron	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2025-05-07
Saint Bernard	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2025-05-11
Toccoa	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2025-05-11

Records per Day

Peak day 127

Records set or tied each day from 3 May 2025 to 13 May 2025. The most in one day was 127 on 6 May 2025.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025
Date	Records
2025-05-03	6
2025-05-04	25
2025-05-05	108
2025-05-06	127
2025-05-07	86
2025-05-08	14
2025-05-09	3
2025-05-10	15
2025-05-11	41
2025-05-12	27
2025-05-13	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025 ranked by margin
Dequeen, 05-07	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Conchas Dam, 05-06	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Ryegate, 05-05	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Amistad 5 SSW, 05-04	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Jeanerette 5 NW, 05-12	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Leesville, 05-12	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Idabel, 05-07	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Batesburg, 05-11	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Searchlight, 05-04	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Jennings, 05-12	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Antlers, 05-07	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Lake Charles Chenault, 05-11	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Jefferson, 05-07	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Covington 8 WNW, 05-10	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Walhalla, 05-11	1.1 C (2.0 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

456 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 Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.4	122
2.8	108
2.2	108
2.8	98
2.8	116
3.9	108
3.9	90
2.7	124
1.7	108
1.7	119
1.1	119
2.7	95
4.4	87
2.2	96
1.1	100
1.1	112
0.6	108
0.5	100
1.1	99
0.5	100
3.3	87
1.7	94
0.6	100
0.6	100
0.6	108
0.5	106
3.4	80
0.5	106
0.5	95
2.8	74
2.2	87
1.1	90
2.8	74
1.6	87
0.6	90
3.4	52
0.5	96
1.7	87
3.3	83
4.5	68
1.6	87
4.5	64
2.2	72
2.3	74
2.2	64
0.6	80
1.1	71
2.2	76
3.9	62
3.9	56
1.1	74
0.6	74
2.8	64
5.0	54
0.5	72
2.8	68
0.5	72
5.6	48
1.1	75
0.5	75
0.6	76
1.6	64
0.5	64
2.7	59
0.5	64
1.1	68
0.5	72
0.6	64
3.9	56
1.6	64
2.2	68
5.6	52
1.1	68
0.6	75
1.7	60
2.2	47
2.8	52
4.5	51
0.6	68
1.1	68
1.2	64
7.8	40
2.3	56
3.9	48
8.3	12
3.3	52
2.2	54
5.0	48
1.7	59
0.6	68
0.5	68
5.5	26
1.7	52
1.1	60
0.6	64
0.6	64
0.6	31
3.3	47
2.2	47
7.8	18
0.6	64
5.5	43
3.4	48
5.6	35
1.1	52
1.7	56
1.1	56
2.3	50
5.6	32
5.5	34
2.8	34
2.7	52
0.6	48
1.1	54
4.4	40
0.6	40
1.6	52
1.1	12
1.6	47
3.4	36
1.1	52
1.7	46
2.2	30
0.5	59
1.7	44
0.5	56
5.0	12
0.5	44
1.1	36
6.1	26
5.7	30
0.6	47
1.1	48
5.0	19
2.7	32
6.1	18
2.8	40
2.8	15
1.2	47
3.9	30
1.1	47
0.6	44
1.6	44
3.9	10
3.9	30
4.6	30
1.1	44
3.9	18
3.3	6
3.3	30
1.1	47
1.6	43
6.7	26
1.1	32
2.8	14
0.6	32
0.5	46
0.6	48
0.6	44
1.1	43
5.0	30
0.6	43
6.6	26
2.3	32
2.7	40
3.3	30
3.3	30
3.3	26
6.1	10
5.9	10
1.5	32
5.8	4
1.1	36
1.6	34
0.6	43
1.7	36
2.8	32
5.5	18
4.8	18
3.2	30
4.5	4
2.2	30
3.9	18
1.1	39
1.7	42
6.1	18
1.6	39
1.7	30
3.9	19
1.2	30
0.5	40
2.8	30
4.0	26
5.6	10
4.0	23
3.3	12
1.1	36
6.6	0
0.6	5
2.3	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025 (this event)	456 records

Every Record Set

20 of 456

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 13 May 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-05-04	Amistad 5 SSW	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-04	Searchlight	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-05	Ryegate	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-06	Conchas Dam	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	87	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-07	Dequeen	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	122	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-07	Idabel	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	116	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-07	Jefferson	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-07	Antlers	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-07	Stamford 1	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-07	Waldron	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-10	Covington 8 WNW	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-11	Batesburg	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	124	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-11	Lake Charles Chenault	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-11	Walhalla	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-11	Lafayette Rgnl AP	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-11	Saint Bernard	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-11	Toccoa	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-12	Jeanerette 5 NW	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-12	Jennings	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-12	Leesville	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98	48 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 456 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.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.4	122
2.8	108
2.2	108
2.8	98
2.8	116
3.9	108
3.9	90
2.7	124
1.7	108
1.7	119
1.1	119
2.7	95
4.4	87
2.2	96
1.1	100
1.1	112
0.6	108
0.5	100
1.1	99
0.5	100
3.3	87
1.7	94
0.6	100
0.6	100
0.6	108
0.5	106
3.4	80
0.5	106
0.5	95
2.8	74
2.2	87
1.1	90
2.8	74
1.6	87
0.6	90
3.4	52
0.5	96
1.7	87
3.3	83
4.5	68
1.6	87
4.5	64
2.2	72
2.3	74
2.2	64
0.6	80
1.1	71
2.2	76
3.9	62
3.9	56
1.1	74
0.6	74
2.8	64
5.0	54
0.5	72
2.8	68
0.5	72
5.6	48
1.1	75
0.5	75
0.6	76
1.6	64
0.5	64
2.7	59
0.5	64
1.1	68
0.5	72
0.6	64
3.9	56
1.6	64
2.2	68
5.6	52
1.1	68
0.6	75
1.7	60
2.2	47
2.8	52
4.5	51
0.6	68
1.1	68
1.2	64
7.8	40
2.3	56
3.9	48
8.3	12
3.3	52
2.2	54
5.0	48
1.7	59
0.6	68
0.5	68
5.5	26
1.7	52
1.1	60
0.6	64
0.6	64
0.6	31
3.3	47
2.2	47
7.8	18
0.6	64
5.5	43
3.4	48
5.6	35
1.1	52
1.7	56
1.1	56
2.3	50
5.6	32
5.5	34
2.8	34
2.7	52
0.6	48
1.1	54
4.4	40
0.6	40
1.6	52
1.1	12
1.6	47
3.4	36
1.1	52
1.7	46
2.2	30
0.5	59
1.7	44
0.5	56
5.0	12
0.5	44
1.1	36
6.1	26
5.7	30
0.6	47
1.1	48
5.0	19
2.7	32
6.1	18
2.8	40
2.8	15
1.2	47
3.9	30
1.1	47
0.6	44
1.6	44
3.9	10
3.9	30
4.6	30
1.1	44
3.9	18
3.3	6
3.3	30
1.1	47
1.6	43
6.7	26
1.1	32
2.8	14
0.6	32
0.5	46
0.6	48
0.6	44
1.1	43
5.0	30
0.6	43
6.6	26
2.3	32
2.7	40
3.3	30
3.3	30
3.3	26
6.1	10
5.9	10
1.5	32
5.8	4
1.1	36
1.6	34
0.6	43
1.7	36
2.8	32
5.5	18
4.8	18
3.2	30
4.5	4
2.2	30
3.9	18
1.1	39
1.7	42
6.1	18
1.6	39
1.7	30
3.9	19
1.2	30
0.5	40
2.8	30
4.0	26
5.6	10
4.0	23
3.3	12
1.1	36
6.6	0
0.6	5
2.3	12

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.4	122
2.8	108
2.2	108
2.8	98
2.8	116
3.9	108
3.9	90
2.7	124
1.7	108
1.7	119
1.1	119
2.7	95
4.4	87
2.2	96
1.1	100
1.1	112
0.6	108
0.5	100
1.1	99
0.5	100
3.3	87
1.7	94
0.6	100
0.6	100
0.6	108
0.5	106
3.4	80
0.5	106
0.5	95
2.8	74
2.2	87
1.1	90
2.8	74
1.6	87
0.6	90
3.4	52
0.5	96
1.7	87
3.3	83
4.5	68
1.6	87
4.5	64
2.2	72
2.3	74
2.2	64
0.6	80
1.1	71
2.2	76
3.9	62
3.9	56
1.1	74
0.6	74
2.8	64
5.0	54
0.5	72
2.8	68
0.5	72
5.6	48
1.1	75
0.5	75
0.6	76
1.6	64
0.5	64
2.7	59
0.5	64
1.1	68
0.5	72
0.6	64
3.9	56
1.6	64
2.2	68
5.6	52
1.1	68
0.6	75
1.7	60
2.2	47
2.8	52
4.5	51
0.6	68
1.1	68
1.2	64
7.8	40
2.3	56
3.9	48
8.3	12
3.3	52
2.2	54
5.0	48
1.7	59
0.6	68
0.5	68
5.5	26
1.7	52
1.1	60
0.6	64
0.6	64
0.6	31
3.3	47
2.2	47
7.8	18
0.6	64
5.5	43
3.4	48
5.6	35
1.1	52
1.7	56
1.1	56
2.3	50
5.6	32
5.5	34
2.8	34
2.7	52
0.6	48
1.1	54
4.4	40
0.6	40
1.6	52
1.1	12
1.6	47
3.4	36
1.1	52
1.7	46
2.2	30
0.5	59
1.7	44
0.5	56
5.0	12
0.5	44
1.1	36
6.1	26
5.7	30
0.6	47
1.1	48
5.0	19
2.7	32
6.1	18
2.8	40
2.8	15
1.2	47
3.9	30
1.1	47
0.6	44
1.6	44
3.9	10
3.9	30
4.6	30
1.1	44
3.9	18
3.3	6
3.3	30
1.1	47
1.6	43
6.7	26
1.1	32
2.8	14
0.6	32
0.5	46
0.6	48
0.6	44
1.1	43
5.0	30
0.6	43
6.6	26
2.3	32
2.7	40
3.3	30
3.3	30
3.3	26
6.1	10
5.9	10
1.5	32
5.8	4
1.1	36
1.6	34
0.6	43
1.7	36
2.8	32
5.5	18
4.8	18
3.2	30
4.5	4
2.2	30
3.9	18
1.1	39
1.7	42
6.1	18
1.6	39
1.7	30
3.9	19
1.2	30
0.5	40
2.8	30
4.0	26
5.6	10
4.0	23
3.3	12
1.1	36
6.6	0
0.6	5
2.3	12

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.4	122
2.8	108
2.2	108
2.8	98
2.8	116
3.9	108
3.9	90
2.7	124
1.7	108
1.7	119
1.1	119
2.7	95
4.4	87
2.2	96
1.1	100
1.1	112
0.6	108
0.5	100
1.1	99
0.5	100
3.3	87
1.7	94
0.6	100
0.6	100
0.6	108
0.5	106
3.4	80
0.5	106
0.5	95
2.8	74
2.2	87
1.1	90
2.8	74
1.6	87
0.6	90
3.4	52
0.5	96
1.7	87
3.3	83
4.5	68
1.6	87
4.5	64
2.2	72
2.3	74
2.2	64
0.6	80
1.1	71
2.2	76
3.9	62
3.9	56
1.1	74
0.6	74
2.8	64
5.0	54
0.5	72
2.8	68
0.5	72
5.6	48
1.1	75
0.5	75
0.6	76
1.6	64
0.5	64
2.7	59
0.5	64
1.1	68
0.5	72
0.6	64
3.9	56
1.6	64
2.2	68
5.6	52
1.1	68
0.6	75
1.7	60
2.2	47
2.8	52
4.5	51
0.6	68
1.1	68
1.2	64
7.8	40
2.3	56
3.9	48
8.3	12
3.3	52
2.2	54
5.0	48
1.7	59
0.6	68
0.5	68
5.5	26
1.7	52
1.1	60
0.6	64
0.6	64
0.6	31
3.3	47
2.2	47
7.8	18
0.6	64
5.5	43
3.4	48
5.6	35
1.1	52
1.7	56
1.1	56
2.3	50
5.6	32
5.5	34
2.8	34
2.7	52
0.6	48
1.1	54
4.4	40
0.6	40
1.6	52
1.1	12
1.6	47
3.4	36
1.1	52
1.7	46
2.2	30
0.5	59
1.7	44
0.5	56
5.0	12
0.5	44
1.1	36
6.1	26
5.7	30
0.6	47
1.1	48
5.0	19
2.7	32
6.1	18
2.8	40
2.8	15
1.2	47
3.9	30
1.1	47
0.6	44
1.6	44
3.9	10
3.9	30
4.6	30
1.1	44
3.9	18
3.3	6
3.3	30
1.1	47
1.6	43
6.7	26
1.1	32
2.8	14
0.6	32
0.5	46
0.6	48
0.6	44
1.1	43
5.0	30
0.6	43
6.6	26
2.3	32
2.7	40
3.3	30
3.3	30
3.3	26
6.1	10
5.9	10
1.5	32
5.8	4
1.1	36
1.6	34
0.6	43
1.7	36
2.8	32
5.5	18
4.8	18
3.2	30
4.5	4
2.2	30
3.9	18
1.1	39
1.7	42
6.1	18
1.6	39
1.7	30
3.9	19
1.2	30
0.5	40
2.8	30
4.0	26
5.6	10
4.0	23
3.3	12
1.1	36
6.6	0
0.6	5
2.3	12