Weather Records on 25 May 1942

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1942. Highest significance: Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1942

On 25 May 1942, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 516 daily.
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale) set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 25 May 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

534 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silistria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallygaroopna State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muriel Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Primrose Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 410.

Records on 25 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	410
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1942

Top 20 records on 25 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1942	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1942	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1942	Charlotte Plains, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1942	Kynnersley, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1942	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	West Quarter, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Salmon AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Savage, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Mount Morris, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Bayrick, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Silistria, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Beechal, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Malvern Hills, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Butler (Anona), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Gilgunnia, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1942	Hillston (Willanthry), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	47 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 534 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 10	345
10 to 20	84
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1