Weather Records on 25 May 1959

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1959. Highest significance: Landrum 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 1959

On 25 May 1959, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 311 daily.
Landrum 1 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.8 mm (5.8 in) on 25 May 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 25 May 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalsinghsarai	India	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 25 May 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1959

Top 20 records on 25 May 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1959	Landrum 1 NE, US	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Ghatal, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Rainbow Lake, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Seward AP, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Supa, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Goat Rock, US	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Sumter, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Queenton, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1959	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1959	Talbotton, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1959	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1959	Laura Post Office, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1959	Holenarsipur, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1959	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	30 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 316 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 20	249
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1