Weather Records on 25 February 1917

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1917. Highest significance: Charters Towers Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 1917

On 25 February 1917, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 37 daily.
Charters Towers Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 25 February 1917.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

37 stations

37 station records on 25 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 25 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records

Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1917

Top 20 records on 25 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1917	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1917	Gorki, BY	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1917	Sveg, SE	daily high min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	12 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 37 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 February 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 10	24
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1