Weather Records on 25 February 1989

1,507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1989. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 25 February 1989

On 25 February 1989, 1,507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
476 were record highs and 404 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,416 daily.
Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 25 February 1989.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

1,507 stations

1,507 station records on 25 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lovnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyssa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.6 mm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	182.0 cm (71.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grimeli I Krodsherad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sokna II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murrum Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kansai Internationa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,507 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 242, Heaviest daily rainfall 514, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 25 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	242
Heaviest daily rainfall	514
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 25 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 85, daily 1,416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,254 broken records

Margins by which the 1,254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1989

Top 20 records on 25 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1989	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1989	Indee, AU	daily rain	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	229.8 mm (9.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1989	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1989	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Norfolk NAS, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Dalgaranga, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Langley AFB, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Brazzaville, CG	monthly low min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Mundabullangana, AU	daily rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Lovnas, SE	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Vida 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Nyssa, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Hedrum, NO	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1989	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	48 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 1,507 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 1989-02-25: 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 200	1,245
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1