Weather Records on 25 May 2003

918 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 2003. Highest significance: Atlanga San Jose, MX.

Key Facts for 25 May 2003

On 25 May 2003, 918 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 882 daily.
Atlanga San Jose set an all-time record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 25 May 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

918 stations

918 station records on 25 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlanga San Jose	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Majsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Morelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ozona	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pozos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuapiaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Navajo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amilcar Cabral Intl	Cape Verde	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

918 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 206.

Records on 25 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

681 broken records

Margins by which the 681 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 2003

Top 20 records on 25 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 2003	Atlanga San Jose, MX	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2003	Cavern City AP, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2003	Majsk, RU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2003	Presa Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2003	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Stanley 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	all-time rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Kingston 5 SSE, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Turkey, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Tucumcari Muni AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Napas, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Nuevo Morelos, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Haugan 1 W, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Sonora, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Ozona, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Chapulco, MX	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2003	Huntington Lake, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	45 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 918 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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Data for records on 2003-05-25: 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 10	609
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3