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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
Weather records on 25 May 1916 33 station records on 25 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 25 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 25 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature17.7 C (63.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Anna CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature27.9 C (82.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature19.7 C (67.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature28.6 C (83.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 25 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 25 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 25 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 25 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 25 May 1916 by timescale Records on 25 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 25 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31.
Records on 25 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 May 1916 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2110 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1021
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1916
Top 20 records on 25 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 May 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)10 years25 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Swift Current, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)29 years23 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Bic, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Cottam, CAdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Malin Head, IEmonthly rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Ekaterinburg, RUmonthly high min17.7 C (63.9 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Philadelphia City, USdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Nurnberg, DEdaily high min15.3 C (59.5 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Hvar, HRdaily high max27.3 C (81.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min0.7 C (33.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Chaplin, CAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916West Terschelling, NLdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Qu'appelle, CAdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Medicine Hat A, CAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Anna Creek, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-2.0 C (28.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1916Robe Comparison, AUdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years8 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
Records on 05-25 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 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 1916. 1916 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).