Weather Records on 25 February 1938

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1938. Highest significance: Armour, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1938

On 25 February 1938, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 238 daily.
Armour set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 25 February 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 25 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 25 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 25 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1938

Top 20 records on 25 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1938	Armour, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1938	New Westminster, CA	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1938	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Fort Chipewyan, CA	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Clayoquot, CA	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Hay River, CA	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	El Dorado, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Fort Simpson, CA	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Centralia, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1938	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	21 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 255 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 200	204
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1