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Weather Records on 25 May 1983

1,147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1983. Highest significance: Biscotasing, CA.

Key Facts for 25 May 1983

  • On 25 May 1983, 1,147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 315 were record highs and 458 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,105 daily.
  • Biscotasing set a monthly record daily snowfall of 29.6 cm (11.7 in) on 25 May 1983.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,147 stations
Weather records on 25 May 1983 1,147 station records on 25 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,147 station records on 25 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 25 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BiscotasingCanadaRecord daily snowfall29.6 cm (11.7 in)76 of 100 (Major)
CurrawinyaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation100.0 mm (3.9 in)72 of 100 (Major)
SiauliaiLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)60 of 100 (Major)
MegenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.8 mm (1.6 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.5 mm (1.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
PiracaiaBrazilRecord daily precipitation84.0 mm (3.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.8 mm (1.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.0 mm (1.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.0 mm (2.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San AntonioMexicoRecord daily precipitation119.9 mm (4.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
DintherNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation33.1 mm (1.3 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
VeenendaalNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low maximum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)49 of 100 (Notable)
ApeldoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation37.0 mm (1.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
ElandspoortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
HornisgrindeGermanyRecord daily precipitation88.0 mm (3.5 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa MalpaisMexicoRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
TacambaroMexicoRecord daily precipitation95.0 mm (3.7 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Dge)MexicoRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)MexicoRecord daily precipitation220.0 mm (8.7 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
HeerdeNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation35.2 mm (1.4 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.7 mm (1.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.8 mm (1.1 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation63.8 mm (2.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
OirschotNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation26.6 mm (1.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
ManitowocUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)44 of 100 (Notable)
KonigstuhlGermanyRecord daily precipitation52.5 mm (2.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BerusGermanyRecord daily precipitation37.5 mm (1.5 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BierbankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.0 mm (3.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature10.4 C (50.7 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad EmsGermanyRecord daily precipitation32.6 mm (1.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
Lop BuriThailandRecord daily precipitation83.4 mm (3.3 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)MexicoRecord low maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
BuchtenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation32.2 mm (1.3 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Trout LakeUnited StatesRecord snow depth66.0 cm (26.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.0 mm (1.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation29.6 mm (1.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
TrierGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo (Dge)MexicoRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)MexicoRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
NulandNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I GjesdalNorwayRecord daily precipitation28.6 mm (1.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
EmersonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
RheinstettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-GeroldsauGermanyRecord daily precipitation48.1 mm (1.9 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
VenloNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation31.7 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselsteyn (L)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation28.3 mm (1.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
OldebroekNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation30.4 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
VaalsNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation33.9 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.2 mm (1.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Koblenz-HorchheimGermanyRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord high minimum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,147 records
Records on 25 May 1983 by type Records set or tied on 25 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 326, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 164Lowest daily maximum: 326Highest daily minimum: 151Lowest daily minimum: 132Heaviest daily rainfall: 364Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 7Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 25 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 326, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.
Records on 25 May 1983 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum164
Lowest daily maximum326
Highest daily minimum151
Lowest daily minimum132
Heaviest daily rainfall364
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover7
Records on 25 May 1983 by timescale Records on 25 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 1,105. 05001,0001,500all-time: 1monthly: 41daily: 1,105all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 25 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 1,105.
Records on 25 May 1983 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly41
daily1,105

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 May 1983 Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted. 02505007501,0000 to 100: 949100 to 200: 1200 to 300: 3300 to 400: 0400 to 500: 2500 to 600: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500500 to 600
Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 May 1983
MarginRecords
0 to 100949
100 to 2001
200 to 3003
300 to 4000
400 to 5002
500 to 6001

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1983
Top 20 records on 25 May 1983 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 May 1983Biscotasing, CAmonthly snowfall29.6 cm (11.7 in)19.4 cm (7.6 in)66 years76 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1983Currawinya, AUmonthly rain100.0 mm (3.9 in)40.3 mm (1.6 in)57 years72 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1983Siauliai, LTmonthly rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)20 years60 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1983Megen, NLmonthly rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)17 years58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Nappan Cda, CAdaily rain41.8 mm (1.6 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)54 years57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AUdaily rain27.5 mm (1.1 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)82 years55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Cowra Ag Research Station, AUdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)76 years53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Piracaia, BRmonthly rain84.0 mm (3.3 in)35.4 mm (1.4 in)19 years53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Condobolin Retirement Village, AUdaily rain28.8 mm (1.1 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)76 years51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Booligal (Ulonga), AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)102 years51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AUdaily rain52.0 mm (2.0 in)28.6 mm (1.1 in)40 years50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Paso de San Antonio, MXmonthly rain119.9 mm (4.7 in)45.0 mm (1.8 in)6 years50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Dinther, NLdaily rain33.1 mm (1.3 in)19.7 mm (0.8 in)32 years49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Veenendaal, NLdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)24 years49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low max-3.8 C (25.2 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)116 years49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Apeldoorn, NLdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)32 years47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Valkenburg (L), NLdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)16 years47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Elandspoort, ZAdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)25.0 mm (1.0 in)53 years47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Hornisgrinde, DEdaily rain88.0 mm (3.5 in)60.0 mm (2.4 in)12 years46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1983Presa Malpais, MXdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)36 years46 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

1793 to 1983
Records on 05-25 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,147 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11795: 11797: 11824: 11830: 11837: 21839: 11841: 11846: 21847: 31848: 11852: 11864: 11865: 11866: 21867: 21868: 31869: 11870: 11875: 11879: 21880: 31881: 11883: 11886: 11887: 21889: 31890: 121891: 11892: 11893: 11894: 11895: 31897: 11898: 51899: 21900: 51901: 101902: 21903: 71904: 141905: 91906: 411907: 181908: 251909: 201910: 351911: 151912: 211913: 461914: 331915: 201916: 331917: 531918: 221919: 361920: 591921: 2081922: 1181923: 1131924: 2771925: 6751926: 2211927: 2401928: 3011929: 1221930: 1561931: 2621932: 3581933: 4001934: 2191935: 3011936: 4071937: 1761938: 4561939: 3221940: 2591941: 2971942: 5341943: 5671944: 3921945: 2251946: 3711947: 5881948: 3171949: 3711950: 6441951: 5421952: 4361953: 1,0241954: 2841955: 1,0681956: 9401957: 4631958: 4391959: 3161960: 4931961: 2541962: 5671963: 3521964: 7161965: 6621966: 2951967: 9461968: 3941969: 3671970: 3851971: 7001972: 4771973: 5951974: 8201975: 9221976: 4121977: 9461978: 5811979: 1,4321980: 1,1601981: 1,0721982: 7141983: 1,1471984: 6771985: 5191986: 5001987: 7031988: 6351989: 1,1901990: 6561991: 1,7681992: 1,6821993: 8241994: 7731995: 1,5461996: 1,3041997: 1,5131998: 8821999: 7082000: 1,4172001: 1,2012002: 1,0012003: 9182004: 9032005: 9092006: 8012007: 1,4202008: 8402009: 1,0882010: 1,5122011: 1,1802012: 1,6162013: 9122014: 7612015: 4072016: 4292017: 8292018: 8002019: 6412020: 5642021: 5052022: 7522023: 3052024: 6882025: 5272026: 9131793186918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,147 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-25 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17951
17971
18241
18301
18372
18391
18411
18462
18473
18481
18521
18641
18651
18662
18672
18683
18691
18701
18751
18792
18803
18811
18831
18861
18872
18893
189012
18911
18921
18931
18941
18953
18971
18985
18992
19005
190110
19022
19037
190414
19059
190641
190718
190825
190920
191035
191115
191221
191346
191433
191520
191633
191753
191822
191936
192059
1921208
1922118
1923113
1924277
1925675
1926221
1927240
1928301
1929122
1930156
1931262
1932358
1933400
1934219
1935301
1936407
1937176
1938456
1939322
1940259
1941297
1942534
1943567
1944392
1945225
1946371
1947588
1948317
1949371
1950644
1951542
1952436
19531,024
1954284
19551,068
1956940
1957463
1958439
1959316
1960493
1961254
1962567
1963352
1964716
1965662
1966295
1967946
1968394
1969367
1970385
1971700
1972477
1973595
1974820
1975922
1976412
1977946
1978581
19791,432
19801,160
19811,072
1982714
19831,147
1984677
1985519
1986500
1987703
1988635
19891,190
1990656
19911,768
19921,682
1993824
1994773
19951,546
19961,304
19971,513
1998882
1999708
20001,417
20011,201
20021,001
2003918
2004903
2005909
2006801
20071,420
2008840
20091,088
20101,512
20111,180
20121,616
2013912
2014761
2015407
2016429
2017829
2018800
2019641
2020564
2021505
2022752
2023305
2024688
2025527
2026913

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).