Weather Records on 25 July 1981

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1981. Highest significance: Centralia, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 1981

On 25 July 1981, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 988 daily.
Centralia set a daily record precipitation of 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 25 July 1981.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 25 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Resolute Cars	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jordberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ystad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Kronshagen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kopinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sankt_Olof	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 275, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 25 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	275
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1981

Top 20 records on 25 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1981	Centralia, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1981	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1981	Lund, SE	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1981	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1981	Hampton, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Malmo_2, SE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Resolute Cars, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Sape, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Jordberga, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Vomb, SE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Marshall, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Teocelo, MX	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1981	Frankfort, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	49 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

1795 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 1,008 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	660
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,262

Download the Data

Data for records on 1981-07-25: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	744
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	4