Weather Records on 25 February 1976

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1976. Highest significance: Carinda (Boorooma), AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 1976

On 25 February 1976, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
607 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 984 daily.
Carinda (Boorooma) set a daily record precipitation of 69.4 mm (2.7 in) on 25 February 1976.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 25 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Trinity Gardens)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 458, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 25 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	458
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 25 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 61, daily 984.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

866 broken records

Margins by which the 866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1976

Top 20 records on 25 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1976	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1976	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1976	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Collerina (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Duved, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Adelaide (Seaton), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	Maristova, NO	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1976	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	44 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 1,049 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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Data for records on 1976-02-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	848
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2