Weather Records on 25 May 1938

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1938. Highest significance: Roma Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1938

On 25 May 1938, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 420 daily.
Roma Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 25 May 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

456 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Bootra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1938

Top 20 records on 25 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1938	Roma Post Office, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1938	White Cliffs (Bootra), AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1938	Jalgaon, IN	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1938	Wapweelah, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Ladania, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	The Wilgas, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Raglan, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Parragundy, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Walma, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Mercadool, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Bangate, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1938	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 456 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).