Weather Records on 25 October 1981

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1981. Highest significance: Minsk, BY.

Key Facts for 25 October 1981

On 25 October 1981, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 693 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,134 daily.
Minsk set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 25 October 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 25 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slutsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.8 cm (10.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makanga	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 409, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 284, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 25 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	409
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	284
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 25 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 66, daily 1,134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

958 broken records

Margins by which the 958 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1981

Top 20 records on 25 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1981	Minsk, BY	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Newberry, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Mariyna Gorka, BY	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Slutsk, BY	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Fitzgerald, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Greensburg, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Little Mtn, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Darlington, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Beaumont City, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Americus, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Eastman 1 W, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Niigata, JP	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1981	Canton 4N, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	38 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

1800 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1981. 1981 had 1,200 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 20	844
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1