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Weather Records on 25 May 1908

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1908. Highest significance: Ladismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 May 1908

  • On 25 May 1908, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Ladismith (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 25 May 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 25 May 1908 25 station records on 25 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 25 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 25 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation23.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.5 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 25 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 25 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 25 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 25 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 25 May 1908 by timescale Records on 25 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 25 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 25 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 May 1908 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 135 to 10: 510 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 225 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 513
5 to 105
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 252
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1908
Top 20 records on 25 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 May 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)19 years39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1908Milan, ITdaily low min7.7 C (45.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)70 years31 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Lund, SEmonthly rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)35 years27 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Sandvig, DKdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Kristianstad, SEdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Putbus, DEdaily rain18.7 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Karlshamn, SEdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Halmstad, SEdaily rain17.1 mm (0.7 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Cradock, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908George Airport, ZAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain22.5 mm (0.9 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Somerset East, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Buffalo, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max13.5 C (56.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1908Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)21 years10 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

1793 to 1908
Records on 05-25 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 25 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11795: 11797: 11824: 11830: 11837: 21839: 11841: 11846: 21847: 31848: 11852: 11864: 11865: 11866: 21867: 21868: 31869: 11870: 11875: 11879: 21880: 31881: 11883: 11886: 11887: 21889: 31890: 121891: 11892: 11893: 11894: 11895: 31897: 11898: 51899: 21900: 51901: 101902: 21903: 71904: 141905: 91906: 411907: 181908: 251909: 201910: 351911: 151912: 211913: 461914: 331915: 201916: 331917: 531918: 221919: 361920: 591921: 2081922: 1181923: 1131924: 2771925: 6751926: 2211927: 2401928: 3011929: 1221930: 1561931: 2621932: 3581933: 4001934: 2191935: 3011936: 4071937: 1761938: 4561939: 3221940: 2591941: 2971942: 5341943: 5671944: 3921945: 2251946: 3711947: 5881948: 3171949: 3711950: 6441951: 5421952: 4361953: 1,0241954: 2841955: 1,0681956: 9401957: 4631958: 4391959: 3161960: 4931961: 2541962: 5671963: 3521964: 7161965: 6621966: 2951967: 9461968: 3941969: 3671970: 3851971: 7001972: 4771973: 5951974: 8201975: 9221976: 4121977: 9461978: 5811979: 1,4321980: 1,1601981: 1,0721982: 7141983: 1,1471984: 6771985: 5191986: 5001987: 7031988: 6351989: 1,1901990: 6561991: 1,7681992: 1,6821993: 8241994: 7731995: 1,5461996: 1,3041997: 1,5131998: 8821999: 7082000: 1,4172001: 1,2012002: 1,0012003: 9182004: 9032005: 9092006: 8012007: 1,4202008: 8402009: 1,0882010: 1,5122011: 1,1802012: 1,6162013: 9122014: 7612015: 4072016: 4292017: 8292018: 7952019: 6392020: 5592021: 5052022: 7492023: 3052024: 6872025: 5261793186918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-25 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17951
17971
18241
18301
18372
18391
18411
18462
18473
18481
18521
18641
18651
18662
18672
18683
18691
18701
18751
18792
18803
18811
18831
18861
18872
18893
189012
18911
18921
18931
18941
18953
18971
18985
18992
19005
190110
19022
19037
190414
19059
190641
190718
190825
190920
191035
191115
191221
191346
191433
191520
191633
191753
191822
191936
192059
1921208
1922118
1923113
1924277
1925675
1926221
1927240
1928301
1929122
1930156
1931262
1932358
1933400
1934219
1935301
1936407
1937176
1938456
1939322
1940259
1941297
1942534
1943567
1944392
1945225
1946371
1947588
1948317
1949371
1950644
1951542
1952436
19531,024
1954284
19551,068
1956940
1957463
1958439
1959316
1960493
1961254
1962567
1963352
1964716
1965662
1966295
1967946
1968394
1969367
1970385
1971700
1972477
1973595
1974820
1975922
1976412
1977946
1978581
19791,432
19801,160
19811,072
1982714
19831,147
1984677
1985519
1986500
1987703
1988635
19891,190
1990656
19911,768
19921,682
1993824
1994773
19951,546
19961,304
19971,513
1998882
1999708
20001,417
20011,201
20021,001
2003918
2004903
2005909
2006801
20071,420
2008840
20091,088
20101,512
20111,180
20121,616
2013912
2014761
2015407
2016429
2017829
2018795
2019639
2020559
2021505
2022749
2023305
2024687
2025526

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).