Weather Records on 25 May 1931

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1931. Highest significance: Soltau, DE.

Key Facts for 25 May 1931

On 25 May 1931, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 252 daily.
Soltau set a daily record precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 25 May 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

262 stations

262 station records on 25 May 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windellima (Budjong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 83.

Records on 25 May 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1931

Top 20 records on 25 May 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1931	Soltau, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1931	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1931	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1931	Serampore, IN	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Paso Robles, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Saentis, CH	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Barabazar, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	St Augustine, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Plant City, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	monthly high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Saentis, CH	monthly high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1931	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	25 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 262 records.

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

Records on 05-25 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	195
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1