Weather Records on 25 February 1957

869 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1957. Highest significance: Paripiranga, BR.

Key Facts for 25 February 1957

On 25 February 1957, 869 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
577 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 821 daily.
Paripiranga set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.6 mm (5.6 in) on 25 February 1957.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

869 stations

869 station records on 25 February 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Disston 1 NE Laying Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sechelt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

869 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 395, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 February 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	395
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 February 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

715 broken records

Margins by which the 715 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 226.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1957

Top 20 records on 25 February 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1957	Paripiranga, BR	all-time rain	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1957	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Simdega, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Powell River, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Mineral, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Bella Coola, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Tobias Barreto, BR	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1957	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	35 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 869 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 1957-02-25: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	705
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1