Weather Records on 25 May 1990

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1990. Highest significance: Corning, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 1990

On 25 May 1990, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 625 daily.
Corning set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 25 May 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 25 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay Nature Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shorja	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menard 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 25 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1990

Top 20 records on 25 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1990	Corning, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1990	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1990	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1990	Gavar, AM	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Nizhneudinsk, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Greenview, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Lamoni, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Memphis, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Keene 3S, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Beaconsfield 3N, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Bethany, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Unionville, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	monthly low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Jervis Bay Nature Reserve, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Mission 14 S, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Chester, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1990	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	41 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

1793 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 656 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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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	466
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1