Weather Records on 25 May 1936

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1936. Highest significance: Harrismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 May 1936

On 25 May 1936, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 396 daily.
Harrismith (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 25 May 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 25 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 209.

Records on 25 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1936

Top 20 records on 25 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1936	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Murtajapur, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Ellore, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Chikhalda Sr, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Azamgarh, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Liberal, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Bah, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Amalapuram, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1936	Gudivada, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1936	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1936	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1936	Pendraka, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1936	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1936	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	31 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 407 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 20	289
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1