Weather Records on 25 May 1965

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1965. Highest significance: Petropavlovsk, KZ.

Key Facts for 25 May 1965

On 25 May 1965, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 644 daily.
Petropavlovsk set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 25 May 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 25 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 25 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 25 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1965

Top 20 records on 25 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1965	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Epping, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Fairfield, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Midvale, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Grenora, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Wildrose 3NW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Usilampatti, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Bertrand, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Ames, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1965	Nokomis, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 662 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 200	547
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1