Weather Records on 25 May 2002

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 2002. Highest significance: Tryvasshogda, NO.

Key Facts for 25 May 2002

On 25 May 2002, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 519 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 986 daily.
Tryvasshogda set a daily record snow depth of 248.0 cm (97.6 in) on 25 May 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 25 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bellview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown (Hunter Water Boar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 325, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 25 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	325
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 25 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 2002

Top 20 records on 25 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	238.0 cm (93.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2002	Simao, CN	monthly rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Williamtown Raaf, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Poltava, UA	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Dunedoo Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Minden, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Clay Ctr, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Jewell, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Mankato, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Richfield, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Aurora, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Norton 9SSE, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Fairmont, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2002	Beaver, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 1,001 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 500	768
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1