Weather Records on 25 February 1972

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1972. Highest significance: Bonrook, AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 1972

On 25 February 1972, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 505 daily.
Bonrook set a daily record precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 25 February 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 25 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olivine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honokohua 493	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ukumehame 301	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsdale	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 25 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 25 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1972

Top 20 records on 25 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1972	Bonrook, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1972	Glen Morgan, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Paia 406, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Borns (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Olivine, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Beatrix, ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Venterstad, ZA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Little Hickman Lock 8, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Ft Kent, US	daily low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Etwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Dwarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1972	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 526 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 100	404
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1