Weather Records on 25 February 1950

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1950. Highest significance: Grinnell 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1950

On 25 February 1950, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 635 daily.
Grinnell 3 SW set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 25 February 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 25 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 25 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 25 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1950

Top 20 records on 25 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1950	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1950	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Vananda, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Canton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Estancia, BR	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1950	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	36 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 665 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-25 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1808	1
1813	1
1814	3
1817	1
1827	1
1846	1
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1874	2
1877	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	9
1889	5
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	5
1896	9
1897	6
1898	13
1900	18
1901	4
1902	6
1903	3
1904	23
1905	7
1906	15
1907	13
1908	9
1909	83
1910	27
1911	16
1912	61
1913	14
1914	31
1915	37
1916	76
1917	37
1918	50
1919	59
1920	17
1921	165
1922	45
1923	40
1924	88
1925	135
1926	402
1927	113
1928	190
1929	284
1930	1,105
1931	134
1932	389
1933	527
1934	871
1935	376
1936	418
1937	133
1938	255
1939	495
1940	331
1941	295
1942	283
1943	209
1944	669
1945	412
1946	529
1947	583
1948	260
1949	322
1950	665
1951	688
1952	568
1953	213
1954	600
1955	623
1956	704
1957	869
1958	981
1959	210
1960	1,453
1961	673
1962	937
1963	522
1964	320
1965	925
1966	702
1967	1,413
1968	457
1969	791
1970	301
1971	467
1972	526
1973	252
1974	449
1975	894
1976	1,049
1977	811
1978	790
1979	1,133
1980	490
1981	834
1982	876
1983	783
1984	410
1985	846
1986	1,826
1987	1,313
1988	510
1989	1,507
1990	1,483
1991	624
1992	1,092
1993	2,115
1994	1,147
1995	1,139
1996	1,286
1997	1,675
1998	1,657
1999	609
2000	2,207
2001	1,330
2002	1,224
2003	2,056
2004	1,013
2005	812
2006	605
2007	1,318
2008	767
2009	694
2010	1,244
2011	2,204
2012	486
2013	809
2014	674
2015	1,013
2016	875
2017	1,131
2018	1,246
2019	1,411
2020	639
2021	892
2022	1,186
2023	740
2024	550
2025	694
2026	1,310

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Data for records on 1950-02-25: 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 50	490
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2