Weather Records on 25 February 1996

1,286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1996. Highest significance: Cascade 5 S, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1996

On 25 February 1996, 1,286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
780 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,240 daily.
Cascade 5 S set a monthly record snow depth of 58.4 cm (23.0 in) on 25 February 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

1,286 stations

1,286 station records on 25 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Cordeiro de Farias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballots	France	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 5 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dugway	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,286 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 361, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 419, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 25 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	361
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	419
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 25 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 41, daily 1,240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

953 broken records

Margins by which the 953 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1996

Top 20 records on 25 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1996	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1996	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1996	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1996	Partoun, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Nevada City, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Cascade 5 S, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Ponte Cordeiro de Farias, BR	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Malta 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Pony, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Lindsay, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Richfield, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Great Falls AP, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Ballots, FR	monthly rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Cangucu, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	42 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,286 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 February 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	934
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1