Weather Records on 25 February 1918

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1918. Highest significance: Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 February 1918

On 25 February 1918, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 46 daily.
Aberdeen Rd (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 25 February 1918.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

50 stations

50 station records on 25 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 25 February 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1918

Top 20 records on 25 February 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1918	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1918	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1918	Gospic, HR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Montgomery Wb City, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Varberg, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Vineland, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Halifax, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	London South, CA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1918	Buffalo, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	15 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 50 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 25	36
25 to 50	2
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1