Weather Records on 25 May 1949

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1949. Highest significance: Liveringa Upper, AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1949

On 25 May 1949, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 352 daily.
Liveringa Upper set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.3 mm (7.6 in) on 25 May 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 25 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	286.5 mm (11.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 25 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1949

Top 20 records on 25 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1949	Liveringa Upper, AU	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1949	Mount Anderson, AU	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1949	Myroodah, AU	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1949	Derby Post Office, AU	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1949	Kimberley Downs, AU	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1949	Meda, AU	monthly rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Yeeda, AU	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Lanji, IN	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Khairdatan, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Gvarv, NO	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Quanbun Downs, AU	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Nevasa, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Bisauli, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1949	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	39 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 371 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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Data for records on 1949-05-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	263
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3