Weather Records on 25 February 1940

331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1940. Highest significance: Maple Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 25 February 1940

On 25 February 1940, 331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 325 daily.
Maple Creek set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 25 February 1940.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 527 records.

Record Map

331 stations

331 station records on 25 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

331 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 25 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 25 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1940

Top 20 records on 25 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1940	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1940	Harrai, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1940	Colfax, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Campsie, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Wallace, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Coreena, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Olin, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Represa, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Tipton, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Oakland, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Waverly, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Colusa Brg, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Gavle, SE	daily low min	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1940	Stockton 2, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	22 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 331 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 50	251
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1