Weather Records on 25 February 1974

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1974. Highest significance: Oranje, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 February 1974

On 25 February 1974, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 445 daily.
Oranje set a daily record precipitation of 67.5 mm (2.7 in) on 25 February 1974.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 25 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olivedos (Sao Francisco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Chenalho (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skuitklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grootmodderfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 25 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 25 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1974

Top 20 records on 25 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1974	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1974	Sidney 2 N, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Itaporanga (Misericordia), BR	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Bokfontein, Franklin, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Pemberton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Olivedos (Sao Francisco), BR	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Tobias Barreto, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1974	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 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

1794 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 449 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	333
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1