Weather Records on 25 February 1969

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1969. Highest significance: Saint Johnsbury, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1969

On 25 February 1969, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 732 daily.
Saint Johnsbury set an all-time record daily snowfall of 83.8 cm (33.0 in) on 25 February 1969.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

791 stations

791 station records on 25 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cabazon	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Opids Camp Fc 57 Be	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Fs Fc 120	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westhaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Pines Park Fc83B	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	69.6 cm (27.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 404, Heaviest daily snowfall 169, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 25 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	169
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 25 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 45, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

710 broken records

Margins by which the 710 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1969

Top 20 records on 25 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1969	Saint Johnsbury, US	all-time snowfall	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	68 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 February 1969	Saint Johnsbury, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Hyannis, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Bethlehem, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	29.3 cm (11.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Saint Johnsbury, US	all-time snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Cabazon, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1969	Adaven, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1969	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1969	Elsinore, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1969	Visalia, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1969	Opids Camp Fc 57 Be, US	daily rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1969	Vincent Fs Fc 120, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1969	York Pond, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1969	Bellows Falls, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	62 years	53 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 791 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 1969-02-25: 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 100	625
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	23
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1