Weather Records on 25 February 1970

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1970. Highest significance: Sambhar, IN.

Key Facts for 25 February 1970

On 25 February 1970, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 297 daily.
Sambhar set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 25 February 1970.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 527 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 25 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salvacao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaura	India	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 25 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 25 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1970

Top 20 records on 25 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1970	Sambhar, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1970	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1970	Nawa, IN	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1970	Coroata, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1970	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1970	Oceanside Marina, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1970	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1970	Mineirolandia, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1970	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1970	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Porto, BR	daily rain	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Edinburg, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Mill Holme, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Prudente de Morais, BR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Keams Canyon, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Pedro Barros, BR	monthly rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Salvacao, BR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1970	Potsdam, DE	all-time snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	0 years	28 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

1794 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 301 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	252
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1