Weather Records on 25 May 1955

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1955. Highest significance: Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1955

On 25 May 1955, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 975 daily.
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 25 May 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 25 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Terowie (Curtforth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 676, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 25 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	676
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 25 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 92, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

934 broken records

Margins by which the 934 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1955

Top 20 records on 25 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1955	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Frome Downs, AU	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Woolgangi, AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Strathbogie, AU	monthly rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Eudunda, AU	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Belmont, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Cowell, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Bowen Downs, AU	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1955	Alice Post Office, AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1955	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1955	Woomera (Mahanewo), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 1,068 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	886
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1