Weather Records on 25 May 1951

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1951. Highest significance: Elmore, AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1951

On 25 May 1951, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 530 daily.
Elmore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 25 May 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 25 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barjarg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 25 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1951

Top 20 records on 25 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1951	Elmore, AU	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1951	Bijnor, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Yalta, UA	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Helmond, NL	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Smoko, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Ai-Petri, UA	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Goornong, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Argalong (the Farm), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Bareilly Sadar, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Anupshahr, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1951	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1951	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1951	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	34 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 542 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	421
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1