Weather Records on 25 February 1966

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1966. Highest significance: Port Jervis, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1966

On 25 February 1966, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 671 daily.
Port Jervis set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 25 February 1966.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 25 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenham	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scranton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 168, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 25 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	168
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 25 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 24, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1966

Top 20 records on 25 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1966	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Scarsdale, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Mohonk Lake, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Colchester 2 W, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Weston, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Newton, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Paterson, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Sardine Creek, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily low min	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	10.7 C (19.3 F)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1966	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	59 years	45 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 702 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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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	503
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	20
200 to 250	19
250 to 300	12