Weather Records on 25 February 2002

1,224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 2002. Highest significance: Groningen-1, NL.

Key Facts for 25 February 2002

On 25 February 2002, 1,224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,124 daily.
Groningen-1 set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 25 February 2002.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

1,224 stations

1,224 station records on 25 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sebastopol (Erin Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Deer Lodge 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gieterveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nagele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sneek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schoondijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bendena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Obdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rdam-Waalhaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvaardersdiep	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,224 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 283, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 500, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 25 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	283
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	500
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 25 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 98, daily 1,124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 2002

Top 20 records on 25 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 2002	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	129 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 February 2002	Ijsselmonde, NL	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2002	Amsterdam, NL	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2002	Sebastopol (Erin Vale), AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2002	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2002	Deer Lodge 3 W, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2002	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2002	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2002	Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2002	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Emmeloord, NL	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Loenen Aan de Vecht, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Gieterveen, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Ashling, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	'S Heerenhoek, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Kenton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Appelscha, NL	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Schoonloo, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2002	Weesp, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 1,224 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 2002-02-25: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	984
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2