Weather Records on 25 February 1916

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1916. Highest significance: Ferntree Gully, AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 1916

On 25 February 1916, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 75 daily.
Ferntree Gully set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 25 February 1916.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 25 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferntree Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 25 February 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

69 broken records

Margins by which the 69 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1916

Top 20 records on 25 February 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1916	Ferntree Gully, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1916	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1916	Oxford, GB	daily low max	0.9 C (33.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1916	Boxwood, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1916	Paterson, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1916	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1916	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1916	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Kew, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Stoney Creek, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1916	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	23 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

1794 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 76 records.

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

Records on 02-25 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1808	1
1813	1
1814	3
1817	1
1827	1
1846	1
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1874	2
1877	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	9
1889	5
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	5
1896	9
1897	6
1898	13
1900	18
1901	4
1902	6
1903	3
1904	23
1905	7
1906	15
1907	13
1908	9
1909	83
1910	27
1911	16
1912	61
1913	14
1914	31
1915	37
1916	76
1917	37
1918	50
1919	59
1920	17
1921	165
1922	45
1923	40
1924	88
1925	135
1926	402
1927	113
1928	190
1929	284
1930	1,105
1931	134
1932	389
1933	527
1934	871
1935	376
1936	418
1937	133
1938	255
1939	495
1940	331
1941	295
1942	283
1943	209
1944	669
1945	412
1946	529
1947	583
1948	260
1949	322
1950	665
1951	688
1952	568
1953	213
1954	600
1955	623
1956	704
1957	869
1958	981
1959	210
1960	1,453
1961	673
1962	937
1963	522
1964	320
1965	925
1966	702
1967	1,413
1968	457
1969	791
1970	301
1971	467
1972	526
1973	252
1974	449
1975	894
1976	1,049
1977	811
1978	790
1979	1,133
1980	490
1981	834
1982	876
1983	783
1984	410
1985	846
1986	1,826
1987	1,313
1988	510
1989	1,507
1990	1,483
1991	624
1992	1,092
1993	2,115
1994	1,147
1995	1,139
1996	1,286
1997	1,675
1998	1,657
1999	609
2000	2,207
2001	1,330
2002	1,224
2003	2,056
2004	1,013
2005	812
2006	605
2007	1,318
2008	767
2009	694
2010	1,244
2011	2,204
2012	486
2013	809
2014	674
2015	1,013
2016	875
2017	1,131
2018	1,246
2019	1,411
2020	639
2021	892
2022	1,186
2023	740
2024	550
2025	694
2026	1,310

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	48
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1