Weather Records on 25 February 1961

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1961. Highest significance: Greenville, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1961

On 25 February 1961, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 632 daily.
Greenville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 211.3 mm (8.3 in) on 25 February 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 25 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.3 mm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swannanoa 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 25 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 25 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 36, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1961

Top 20 records on 25 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1961	Greenville, US	monthly rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1961	Milstead, US	monthly rain	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1961	Canton, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1961	Sparta, US	monthly rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1961	Tuena, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1961	Frisco City 3 SSW, US	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1961	Newnan 7 WNW, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1961	Goshen 3SW, US	monthly snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Ft Deposit, US	all-time rain	240.3 mm (9.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Camp Hill 2NW, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Blair, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Altapass, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Whitestown, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	W Pt, US	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1961	Experiment, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	49 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 673 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 1961-02-25: 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 20	458
20 to 40	78
40 to 60	33
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	7