Weather Records on 25 October 1974

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1974. Highest significance: Manati 2 E, PR.

Key Facts for 25 October 1974

On 25 October 1974, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 454 daily.
Manati 2 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 25 October 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

470 stations

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

Weather records on 25 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Agterkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito (Ibiapora)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Benito	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sumidouro-Usina Sao Jorge	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ourinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tapirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 25 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 25 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 740.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1974

Top 20 records on 25 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1974	Manati 2 E, PR	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1974	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Fajardo, PR	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Little Port Walter, US	daily rain	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Agterkop, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Rainbow, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Salto Do Itarare, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Mangum, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	McAllen, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Tibaji, BR	monthly rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Bonito (Ibiapora), BR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	San Benito, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1974	Norddal, NO	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1974	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	34 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

1800 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1974. 1974 had 470 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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	406
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1