Weather Records on 25 February 1980

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1980. Highest significance: Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 1980

On 25 February 1980, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 475 daily.
Bustard Head Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 182.4 mm (7.2 in) on 25 February 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 25 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Repatek	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tantima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bendering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorya Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilyama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 25 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 25 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1980

Top 20 records on 25 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1980	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1980	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1980	Repatek, TM	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1980	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1980	Newbicup, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Booralee, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Brazzaville, CG	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Medicine Bow, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Craigie-Lea, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Manypeaks, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Wychitella, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1980	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 490 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	390
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2