Weather Records on 25 May 1948

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1948. Highest significance: Cimarron 4 SW, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 1948

On 25 May 1948, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 312 daily.
Cimarron 4 SW set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 25 May 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 25 May 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selsor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baudhgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loving	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 25 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1948

Top 20 records on 25 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1948	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Ghorajheri, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Chacon, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	North Lake, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Highlands, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Okemah, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Black Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Barduar, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Socorro, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Triunfo, BR	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Johnson 11 ESE, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1948	Louisa, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	38 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 317 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	205
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3