Weather Records on 25 February 1986

1,826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1986. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 25 February 1986

On 25 February 1986, 1,826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,214 were record highs and 429 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 220 monthly and 1,603 daily.
Freiburg set a daily record snow depth of 38.0 cm (15.0 in) on 25 February 1986.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,826 stations

1,826 station records on 25 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shkodra	Albania	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,826 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 819, Lowest daily maximum 257, Highest daily minimum 395, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 25 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	819
Lowest daily maximum	257
Highest daily minimum	395
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 25 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 220, daily 1,603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,476 broken records

Margins by which the 1,476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1986

Top 20 records on 25 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1986	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1986	Ilyinskiy, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Rheinfelden, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Shkodra, AL	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	St George, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Durango, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Casa Grande, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Rangely 1E, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Kennewick, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Port Townsend, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Manti, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Bremerton, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1986	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	40 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,826 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 1986-02-25: 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 50	1,441
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2