Weather Records on 25 May 1950

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1950. Highest significance: Hawthorne, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 1950

On 25 May 1950, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 630 daily.
Hawthorne set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 25 May 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

644 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1950

Top 20 records on 25 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1950	Hawthorne, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Edgewater, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Idaho Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Fraser, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Sobral, BR	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Ashland, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1950	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	43 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 644 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	534
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1