Weather Records on 25 May 1976

412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1976. Highest significance: Washington 2 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 1976

On 25 May 1976, 412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 406 daily.
Washington 2 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 25 May 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

412 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kopinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martiros	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uzgen	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Songiston (Mtn STN)	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chon-Arik	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hammenhog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bai'tyk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

412 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1976

Top 20 records on 25 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1976	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Pachena Point, CA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Kopinge, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Vomb, SE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Martiros, AM	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Kayenta, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Uzgen, KG	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Blair, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Helena, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Quatsino, CA	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1976	Millen 4 N, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1976	Fordyce, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1976	Mineral, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1976	Blackville 3 W, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1976	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	33 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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 412 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 10	310
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1