Weather Records on 25 May 1943

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1943. Highest significance: Denham, AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1943

On 25 May 1943, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 564 daily.
Denham set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 25 May 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 25 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vlamingh Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1943

Top 20 records on 25 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1943	Denham, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Hamelin Pool, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Armadale, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1943	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1943	Marloo, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1943	Bardstown, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1943	Emerson, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1943	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	32 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 567 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 50	476
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1