Weather Records on 25 February 1985

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1985. Highest significance: Balbay, KG.

Key Facts for 25 February 1985

On 25 February 1985, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
544 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 791 daily.
Balbay set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 25 February 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 25 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corydon 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bibaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 25 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 25 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1985

Top 20 records on 25 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1985	Balbay, KG	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Corydon 8 W, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Ft Logan 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Biloela Dpi, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Rochester, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	McComb AP, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Buchanan, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Gagnoa, CI	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Houma, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Poplarville Exp STN, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Panindicuaro, MX	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Marion, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1985	Clinton, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	37 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 846 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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Data for records on 1985-02-25: 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 2026-10-17 (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	610
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1