Weather Records on 25 May 1972

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1972. Highest significance: Caron, CA.

Key Facts for 25 May 1972

On 25 May 1972, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 464 daily.
Caron set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 25 May 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

477 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Grande Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Campolide	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibate	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Preto (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Barbacena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Fidelis (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa C4-018	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charqueada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sayre 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caconde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1972

Top 20 records on 25 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1972	Caron, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1972	Lagoa Branca, BR	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Paisley, GB	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Cataguases, BR	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Vargem Grande Do Sul, BR	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Campolide, BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Barroso, BR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Usina Chibarro (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Araraquara, BR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Desterro Do Melo, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Juiz de Fora, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Pirassununga, BR	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Jau, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Duartina, BR	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Aldeia, BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Mococa, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Red Deer A, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1972	Ibate, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	38 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 477 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	394
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1