Weather Records on 25 May 2008

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 2008. Highest significance: Dilley 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 2008

On 25 May 2008, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 322 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 816 daily.
Dilley 2 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 25 May 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 25 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Senno	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Limoges - Bellegarde	France	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuacan de Los Reyes (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Larrainzar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tlazala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hornos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paso del Aura	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 25 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 25 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 2008

Top 20 records on 25 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 2008	Dilley 2 S, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 2008	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Calera, MX	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Senno, BY	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Manston, GB	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Lauchapan, MX	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Alexander, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Limoges - Bellegarde, FR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Wakayama, JP	monthly rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Nara, JP	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Hayling Island, GB	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Jerome, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Crockett, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	New Braunfels, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2008	Takamatsu, JP	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 840 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 100	593
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1