Weather Records on 25 May 1944

392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1944. Highest significance: Bottineau, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 1944

On 25 May 1944, 392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 381 daily.
Bottineau set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 25 May 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

392 stations

392 station records on 25 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toothdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

392 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1944

Top 20 records on 25 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1944	Bottineau, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Dinhata, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Lamar, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Gatesville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Lakhipur, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1944	Jowai, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Springfields, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Gundy (Miller St), AU	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Southampton, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Attarikhat, IN	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1944	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	30 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 392 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 20	288
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1