Weather Records on 25 May 1941

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1941. Highest significance: Old Halls Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1941

On 25 May 1941, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 284 daily.
Old Halls Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 25 May 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 25 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Speewa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 25 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 171.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1941

Top 20 records on 25 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1941	Old Halls Creek, AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1941	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1941	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Banff, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Flora Valley Old, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Warmun, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Kustanai, KZ	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1941	Armagh, GB	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1941	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1941	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1941	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1941	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	29 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

1793 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 297 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	225
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1