Weather Records on 25 May 1968

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1968. Highest significance: Shurabad, AM.

Key Facts for 25 May 1968

On 25 May 1968, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 384 daily.
Shurabad set an all-time record daily precipitation of 71.7 mm (2.8 in) on 25 May 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 25 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1968

Top 20 records on 25 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1968	Shurabad, AM	all-time rain	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1968	Pueblo City Rsvr, US	all-time rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Blackwell 1 W, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Hermann, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Colfax, US	daily rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	St Louis Lambert Intl AP, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Fredonia, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Feodosiia, UA	monthly high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Eldon, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Estancia, BR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Corvallis Water Bureau, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Port Menier, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1968	Holly, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	67 years	35 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 394 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 1968-05-25: 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 25	310
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1