Weather Records on 25 February 1973

252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1973. Highest significance: Mercedes, UY.

Key Facts for 25 February 1973

On 25 February 1973, 252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 248 daily.
Mercedes set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 25 February 1973.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

252 stations

252 station records on 25 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Curral Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St John A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vollmers	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Carbon R Ent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lipeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St John A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yevpatoriia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

252 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1973

Top 20 records on 25 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1973	Mercedes, UY	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	daily rain	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Aquiraz, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Curral Novo, BR	monthly rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Fort St John A, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Chilton, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	El Dorado 1 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1973	Pedro II, BR	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1973	Camocim, BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1973	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1973	Santana Do Matos, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1973	Vollmers, US	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1973	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1973	Guarabira, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	30 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 252 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 20	176
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2