Weather Records on 25 February 1988

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1988. Highest significance: Brynawe, Paddock, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 February 1988

On 25 February 1988, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 495 daily.
Brynawe, Paddock set a daily record precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 25 February 1988.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 25 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vatterode-Grafenstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallnas-Lund	Sweden	Record snow depth	121.0 cm (47.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lerma	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiffa	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 25 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 25 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1988

Top 20 records on 25 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1988	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1988	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Yichang, CN	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Hellinikon, GR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Valencia Estates, ZA	daily rain	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Black Hills, ZA	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Bontfontein, ZA	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Vatterode-Grafenstuhl, DE	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Ico, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1988	Eiland, ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	33 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 510 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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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	389
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1