Weather Records on 25 May 1957

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1957. Highest significance: Henichesk, UA.

Key Facts for 25 May 1957

On 25 May 1957, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 448 daily.
Henichesk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.4 mm (2.5 in) on 25 May 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

463 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandotte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 25 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1957

Top 20 records on 25 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1957	Henichesk, UA	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1957	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Thirthahalli, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Davangire, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Miami, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Pryor, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Tulsa, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Kherson, UA	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Muskogee, US	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1957	Vega 2NW, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 463 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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Data for records on 1957-05-25: 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 20	314
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1