Weather Records on 25 July 1940

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1940. Highest significance: Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE.

Key Facts for 25 July 1940

On 25 July 1940, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 582 daily.
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.) set a daily record precipitation of 43.8 mm (1.7 in) on 25 July 1940.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

607 stations

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

Weather records on 25 July 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsburg Near	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beri(Berikhas)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 25 July 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1940 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 9, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1940

Top 20 records on 25 July 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1940	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1940	Huntingburg AP, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1940	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1940	Le Bourget, FR	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1940	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1940	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1940	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1940	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1940	Weeping Water, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Bloomsburg Near, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Goderich, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Stratford, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Goderich, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Ironwood, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1940	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	27 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

1795 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 607 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 July 1940
Margin	Records
0 to 10	403
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3