Weather Records on 25 February 1960

1,453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1960. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 25 February 1960

On 25 February 1960, 1,453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 846 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,419 daily.
Toronto set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 25 February 1960.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

1,453 stations

1,453 station records on 25 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,453 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 394, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 452, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 228, Deepest snow cover 133.

Records on 25 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	394
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	452
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	228
Deepest snow cover	133

Records on 25 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 28, daily 1,419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,287 broken records

Margins by which the 1,287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1960

Top 20 records on 25 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1960	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	91 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1960	Pine Bluff, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1960	Newport, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1960	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1960	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1960	Lucan, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Kitchener, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	St Catharines Cda, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Delphi 2 N, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Barrage Mercier, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1960	Stuttgart, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	50 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 1,453 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 1960-02-25: 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	1,109
50 to 100	103
100 to 150	52
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3