Weather Records on 25 March 1981

1,059 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1981. Highest significance: Hankey (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 March 1981

On 25 March 1981, 1,059 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
529 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 963 daily.
Hankey (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 153.0 mm (6.0 in) on 25 March 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,059 stations

1,059 station records on 25 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	183.5 mm (7.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kruisrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pedrinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anysrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Avelino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pindai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,059 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 404, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 453, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 25 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	404
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	453
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 25 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 86, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

965 broken records

Margins by which the 965 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1981

Top 20 records on 25 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1981	Hankey (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 March 1981	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 March 1981	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	183.5 mm (7.2 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Willowmore, ZA	monthly rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Merweville, ZA	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Cape St. Francis, ZA	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Kruisrivier, ZA	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Pedrinhas, BR	all-time rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	all-time rain	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Keurboomsrivier (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1981	Rhenostervlei, ZA	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1981	Uitenhage, ZA	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1981	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1981	Klipbanksfontein, ZA	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1981	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1981	Jardim de Angicos, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	54 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

1806 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1981. 1981 had 1,059 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	857
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1