Weather Records on 25 May 1916
33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1916. Highest significance: Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US.
Key Facts for 25 May 1916
- On 25 May 1916, 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, 2 monthly and 31 daily.
- Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 25 May 1916.
- Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.
Record Map
33 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach | United States | Record daily precipitation | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| Swift Current | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bic | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cottam | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 23.6 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Malin Head | Ireland | Record daily precipitation | 21.0 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ekaterinburg | Russia | Record high minimum temperature | 17.7 C (63.9 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Philadelphia City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 25.7 mm (1.0 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nurnberg | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 15.3 C (59.5 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hvar | Croatia | Record high maximum temperature | 27.3 C (81.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Heinersreuth-Vollhof | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 0.7 C (33.3 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chaplin | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| West Terschelling | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 7.0 mm (0.28 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 7.8 C (46.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti West Point | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Medicine Hat A | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 24.1 mm (0.9 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anna Creek | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Arhangelsk | Russia | Record low minimum temperature | -2.0 C (28.4 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chattanooga Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 32.8 C (91.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Robe Comparison | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bamberg | Germany | Record high maximum temperature | 27.9 C (82.2 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vastervik | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hvar | Croatia | Record high minimum temperature | 19.7 C (67.5 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Zagreb-Gric | Croatia | Record high maximum temperature | 28.6 C (83.5 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lexington Bluegrass AP | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toronto | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kristianstad | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | 3.0 C (37.4 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pitea | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Minnedosa | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woodstock | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bamberg | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 12.5 C (54.5 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Houston Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
33 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 4 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 3 |
| Highest daily minimum | 9 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 5 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 11 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 2 |
| daily | 31 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
25 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 21 |
| 10 to 20 | 2 |
| 20 to 30 | 1 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
25 May 1916| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1916 | Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US | daily rain | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 20.4 mm (0.8 in) | 10 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Swift Current, CA | daily snowfall | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 29 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Bic, CA | daily rain | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 11.5 mm (0.5 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Cottam, CA | daily rain | 23.6 mm (0.9 in) | 15.5 mm (0.6 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Malin Head, IE | monthly rain | 21.0 mm (0.8 in) | 1.9 mm (0.07 in) | 23 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Ekaterinburg, RU | monthly high min | 17.7 C (63.9 F) | 2.0 C (3.6 F) | 7 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Philadelphia City, US | daily rain | 25.7 mm (1.0 in) | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 40 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Nurnberg, DE | daily high min | 15.3 C (59.5 F) | 2.6 C (4.7 F) | 22 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Hvar, HR | daily high max | 27.3 C (81.1 F) | 0.9 C (1.6 F) | 29 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE | daily high min | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 1.3 C (2.3 F) | 29 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily low min | 0.7 C (33.3 F) | 1.4 C (2.5 F) | 12 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Chaplin, CA | daily rain | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 5 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | West Terschelling, NL | daily rain | 7.0 mm (0.28 in) | 2.7 mm (0.11 in) | 7 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Qu'appelle, CA | daily low max | 7.8 C (46.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 14 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Anticosti West Point, CA | daily rain | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 28 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Medicine Hat A, CA | daily rain | 24.1 mm (0.9 in) | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 10 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Anna Creek, AU | daily rain | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 20 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Arhangelsk, RU | daily low min | -2.0 C (28.4 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 21 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Chattanooga Wb City, US | daily high max | 32.8 C (91.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 19 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 1916 | Robe Comparison, AU | daily low min | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 14 years | 8 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 1916| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| 1797 | 1 |
| 1824 | 1 |
| 1830 | 1 |
| 1837 | 2 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1841 | 1 |
| 1846 | 2 |
| 1847 | 3 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1866 | 2 |
| 1867 | 2 |
| 1868 | 3 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1901 | 10 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1906 | 41 |
| 1907 | 18 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 21 |
| 1913 | 46 |
| 1914 | 33 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 33 |
| 1917 | 53 |
| 1918 | 22 |
| 1919 | 36 |
| 1920 | 59 |
| 1921 | 208 |
| 1922 | 118 |
| 1923 | 113 |
| 1924 | 277 |
| 1925 | 675 |
| 1926 | 221 |
| 1927 | 240 |
| 1928 | 301 |
| 1929 | 122 |
| 1930 | 156 |
| 1931 | 262 |
| 1932 | 358 |
| 1933 | 400 |
| 1934 | 219 |
| 1935 | 301 |
| 1936 | 407 |
| 1937 | 176 |
| 1938 | 456 |
| 1939 | 322 |
| 1940 | 259 |
| 1941 | 297 |
| 1942 | 534 |
| 1943 | 567 |
| 1944 | 392 |
| 1945 | 225 |
| 1946 | 371 |
| 1947 | 588 |
| 1948 | 317 |
| 1949 | 371 |
| 1950 | 644 |
| 1951 | 542 |
| 1952 | 436 |
| 1953 | 1,024 |
| 1954 | 284 |
| 1955 | 1,068 |
| 1956 | 940 |
| 1957 | 463 |
| 1958 | 439 |
| 1959 | 316 |
| 1960 | 493 |
| 1961 | 254 |
| 1962 | 567 |
| 1963 | 352 |
| 1964 | 716 |
| 1965 | 662 |
| 1966 | 295 |
| 1967 | 946 |
| 1968 | 394 |
| 1969 | 367 |
| 1970 | 385 |
| 1971 | 700 |
| 1972 | 477 |
| 1973 | 595 |
| 1974 | 820 |
| 1975 | 922 |
| 1976 | 412 |
| 1977 | 946 |
| 1978 | 581 |
| 1979 | 1,432 |
| 1980 | 1,160 |
| 1981 | 1,072 |
| 1982 | 714 |
| 1983 | 1,147 |
| 1984 | 677 |
| 1985 | 519 |
| 1986 | 500 |
| 1987 | 703 |
| 1988 | 635 |
| 1989 | 1,190 |
| 1990 | 656 |
| 1991 | 1,768 |
| 1992 | 1,682 |
| 1993 | 824 |
| 1994 | 773 |
| 1995 | 1,546 |
| 1996 | 1,304 |
| 1997 | 1,513 |
| 1998 | 882 |
| 1999 | 708 |
| 2000 | 1,417 |
| 2001 | 1,201 |
| 2002 | 1,001 |
| 2003 | 918 |
| 2004 | 903 |
| 2005 | 909 |
| 2006 | 801 |
| 2007 | 1,420 |
| 2008 | 840 |
| 2009 | 1,088 |
| 2010 | 1,512 |
| 2011 | 1,180 |
| 2012 | 1,616 |
| 2013 | 912 |
| 2014 | 761 |
| 2015 | 407 |
| 2016 | 429 |
| 2017 | 829 |
| 2018 | 800 |
| 2019 | 641 |
| 2020 | 564 |
| 2021 | 505 |
| 2022 | 752 |
| 2023 | 305 |
| 2024 | 688 |
| 2025 | 527 |
| 2026 | 913 |
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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).