Weather Records on 25 May 1960

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1960. Highest significance: Nanded, IN.

Key Facts for 25 May 1960

On 25 May 1960, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 480 daily.
Nanded set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 25 May 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

493 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 274.

Records on 25 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1960

Top 20 records on 25 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1960	Nanded, IN	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1960	Willow City, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Granville, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Birtle, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Bluff Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	St Albans, CA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Souris, CA	all-time rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Hettinger, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Mc Clusky, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Ninette, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Velva, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Brandon Cda, CA	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Grafton, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Hamiota, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Warora, IN	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Towner 2 NE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1960	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 493 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 1960-05-25: 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 10	311
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1