Weather Records on 25 May 2005

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 2005. Highest significance: Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 2005

On 25 May 2005, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
502 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 873 daily.
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 25 May 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 25 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coroneo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoslobodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Chenalho (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 873.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 2005

Top 20 records on 25 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 2005	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2005	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	106 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2005	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2005	Wilsonville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2005	Wallace, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Wagner, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Elkhorn, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Mora Camp, PR	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	118 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Walker, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Newburyport, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Rochester, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Scott City, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2005	Big Falls, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 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

1793 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 909 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	653
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1