Weather Records on 7 May 1925

207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1925. Highest significance: Winkelman 6 S, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1925

On 7 May 1925, 207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 201 daily.
Winkelman 6 S set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 7 May 1925.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

207 stations

207 station records on 7 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla (Ukolan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

207 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1925 by type: Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1925

Top 20 records on 7 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1925	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1925	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1925	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1925	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1925	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1925	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Bon Accord, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1925	Moxee, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 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

1795 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 207 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	162
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1