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Weather Records on 25 May 1914

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1914. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 25 May 1914

  • On 25 May 1914, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 34.6 mm (1.4 in) on 25 May 1914.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 25 May 1914 33 station records on 25 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 25 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 25 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation34.6 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation22.5 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WatervaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Wondo Dale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 25 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 25 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 25 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 25 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 25 May 1914 by timescale Records on 25 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 25 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32.
Records on 25 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 May 1914 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.1. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 163 to 5: 45 to 8: 18 to 10: 210 to 13: 113 to 15: 115 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 316
3 to 54
5 to 81
8 to 102
10 to 131
13 to 151
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1914
Top 20 records on 25 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 May 1914Genoa, ITdaily rain34.6 mm (1.4 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)60 years34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Galway, IEmonthly low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Port Arthur, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)28 years21 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)4 years21 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain22.5 mm (0.9 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Olands Sodra Udde, SEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Halifax, CAdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Sterling, ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Armagh, GBdaily low min-1.0 C (30.2 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Southampton, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Bamberg, DEdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Arnsberg, DEdaily low max7.6 C (45.7 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Winbar, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Truro, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1914Watervale, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)19 years9 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 1914
Records on 05-25 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 33 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: 8002019: 6412020: 5642021: 5052022: 7522023: 3052024: 6882025: 5272026: 9131793186918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 33 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
2018800
2019641
2020564
2021505
2022752
2023305
2024688
2025527
2026913

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).