Weather Records on 25 February 2004

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 2004. Highest significance: Premer Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 2004

On 25 February 2004, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 973 daily.
Premer Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 25 February 2004.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 25 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Highrent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Westmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.2 mm (10.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lillian Rock (Williams Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Neotsfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Prietos Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkaba (O'Connors Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chilixtlahuaca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 530, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 25 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	530
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 25 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 2004

Top 20 records on 25 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 2004	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2004	Come By Chance Store, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2004	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2004	Clovis 13 N, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2004	Portales, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 February 2004	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Ukiah, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Willow Tree (Green Hills), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Caroona (West Mooki), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Yannergee (Dobroyd), AU	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Chillingham, AU	daily rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Santa Barbara Muni AP, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Tia (Highrent), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Coonabarabran (Westmount), AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2004	Hereford, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	52 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 1,013 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 2004-02-25: 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	780
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1