Weather Records on 25 May 1969

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1969. Highest significance: Zakatala, AZ.

Key Facts for 25 May 1969

On 25 May 1969, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 354 daily.
Zakatala set an all-time record daily precipitation of 260.1 mm (10.2 in) on 25 May 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

367 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iapi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 25 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1969

Top 20 records on 25 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1969	Zakatala, AZ	all-time rain	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1969	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Fordyce, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Palmares, BR	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Decatur, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Sloan 3 S, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Kenai AP, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Benton, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1969	Misantla, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1969	Dequeen, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1969	Marquette, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1969	Sonnblick, AT	monthly low min	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1969	Poset, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1969	Collingwood, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1969	Iliamna AP, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1969	Baldonnel, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1969	Bethel AP, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 367 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-05-25: 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	286
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1