Weather Records on 25 February 1977

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1977. Highest significance: North Lake, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1977

On 25 February 1977, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 780 daily.
North Lake set a daily record snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 25 February 1977.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 25 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jequitinhonha (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bge C Lac Chateauvert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 416, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 25 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 25 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 780.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1977

Top 20 records on 25 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1977	North Lake, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1977	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Jequitinhonha (Pcd), BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Mossgiel Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Lughrata, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	W Pt, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Goolgowi (Moira St), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	North Lake, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Lady Barron (Franklin Parade), AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Thule, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Palmares, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	La Tuque, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1977	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	90 years	45 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 811 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 1977-02-25: 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 100	683
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1