Weather Records on 25 February 1939

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1939. Highest significance: Hookina, AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 1939

On 25 February 1939, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 481 daily.
Hookina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 25 February 1939.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 25 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Bootra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ucolta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galaquil East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Hwy 60 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 25 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 25 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1939

Top 20 records on 25 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1939	Hookina, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1939	Wilpena Head Station, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Beltana, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	White Cliffs (Bootra), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Oodnadatta Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Carrieton (Yanyarrie), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Hawker, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Koonamore, AU	all-time rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Gama, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Copley, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Milparinka (Yandama Downs), AU	all-time rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Orroroo (Yalpara), AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1939	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	45 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

1794 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 495 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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Data for records on 1939-02-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	444
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1