Weather Records on 25 February 1981

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1981. Highest significance: Sarelsrivier, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 February 1981

On 25 February 1981, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 799 daily.
Sarelsrivier set a monthly record daily precipitation of 140.1 mm (5.5 in) on 25 February 1981.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 25 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Rumney	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Midlake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshoj Ushkanij Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.7 C (-32.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 376, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 25 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	376
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 25 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 799.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1981

Top 20 records on 25 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1981	Sarelsrivier, ZA	monthly rain	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1981	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1981	Rockport 1 ESE, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Durham, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Conconully, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Nespelem 2 S, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Franklin Falls Dam, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Lakeport 2, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Roy Hill, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Cobra Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Berlin, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Yates Ctr, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Chugwater, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Gage AP, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1981	Tyndall, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1981	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 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

1794 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 834 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	658
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1