Weather Records on 25 March 1942

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1942. Highest significance: Glengallan, AU.

Key Facts for 25 March 1942

On 25 March 1942, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 484 daily.
Glengallan set a daily record precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 25 March 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 25 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 25 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 25 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1942

Top 20 records on 25 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1942	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1942	Franklin, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Abydos Woodstock, AU	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Rowena (Waroonga), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Healy, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Dobikin, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Boodarie, AU	daily rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Oakdale, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	daily rain	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	254.3 mm (10.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1942	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 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

1806 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1942. 1942 had 518 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	420
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1