Weather Records on 25 February 1952

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1952

On 25 February 1952, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 562 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 25 February 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 25 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 25 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 25 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1952

Top 20 records on 25 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Usilampatti, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Liafoss, NO	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1952	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 568 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 1952-02-25: 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 100	471
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1