Weather Records on 25 May 1970

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1970. Highest significance: Ust Tzilma, RU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1970

On 25 May 1970, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 372 daily.
Ust Tzilma set a daily record precipitation of 25.8 mm (1.0 in) on 25 May 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

385 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Machado Portela (Juraci)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vendinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amvrosiivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1970

Top 20 records on 25 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1970	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1970	Srikakulam, IN	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Bagalkot, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Fitzgerald, US	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Bastanka, UA	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Minden, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Machado Portela (Juraci), BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Nadhai, IN	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Bodinayakkanur, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Rockville 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Belur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Fleming, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1970	Pocomoke City, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	63 years	39 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 385 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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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	316
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1