Weather Records on 25 May 1985

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1985. Highest significance: Colpon-Ata, KG.

Key Facts for 25 May 1985

On 25 May 1985, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 512 daily.
Colpon-Ata set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.7 mm (1.6 in) on 25 May 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

519 stations

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

Weather records on 25 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colpon-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lanzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamga-In-Kirgiz	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chase City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1985

Top 20 records on 25 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1985	Colpon-Ata, KG	monthly rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Dzalinda, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Valujki, RU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Elk City 1NE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Grafton, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Velykyi Burluk, UA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Midland, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Newport 1 NW, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Rocky Mt, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Sauda, NO	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Chita, RU	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Alderson, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1985	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1985	Danville 2 SE, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 519 records.

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

Records on 05-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1797	1
1824	1
1830	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	2
1847	3
1848	1
1852	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	12
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	5
1901	10
1902	2
1903	7
1904	14
1905	9
1906	41
1907	18
1908	25
1909	20
1910	35
1911	15
1912	21
1913	46
1914	33
1915	20
1916	33
1917	53
1918	22
1919	36
1920	59
1921	208
1922	118
1923	113
1924	277
1925	675
1926	221
1927	240
1928	301
1929	122
1930	156
1931	262
1932	358
1933	400
1934	219
1935	301
1936	407
1937	176
1938	456
1939	322
1940	259
1941	297
1942	534
1943	567
1944	392
1945	225
1946	371
1947	588
1948	317
1949	371
1950	644
1951	542
1952	436
1953	1,024
1954	284
1955	1,068
1956	940
1957	463
1958	439
1959	316
1960	493
1961	254
1962	567
1963	352
1964	716
1965	662
1966	295
1967	946
1968	394
1969	367
1970	385
1971	700
1972	477
1973	595
1974	820
1975	922
1976	412
1977	946
1978	581
1979	1,432
1980	1,160
1981	1,072
1982	714
1983	1,147
1984	677
1985	519
1986	500
1987	703
1988	635
1989	1,190
1990	656
1991	1,768
1992	1,682
1993	824
1994	773
1995	1,546
1996	1,304
1997	1,513
1998	882
1999	708
2000	1,417
2001	1,201
2002	1,001
2003	918
2004	903
2005	909
2006	801
2007	1,420
2008	840
2009	1,088
2010	1,512
2011	1,180
2012	1,616
2013	912
2014	761
2015	407
2016	429
2017	829
2018	800
2019	641
2020	564
2021	505
2022	752
2023	305
2024	688
2025	527
2026	913

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Data for records on 1985-05-25: 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 10	378
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1