Weather Records on 25 May 2012
1,616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 2012. Highest significance: Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU.
Key Facts for 25 May 2012
- On 25 May 2012, 1,616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 643 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,518 daily.
- Mirranatwa (Bowacka) set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 25 May 2012.
- Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.
Record Map
1,616 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirranatwa (Bowacka) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| Little River | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 74 of 100 (Major) |
| Rylstone (Ilford Rd) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.7 mm (2.0 in) | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| Kuranda Railway Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 110.0 mm (4.3 in) | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| Halifax Macrossan St | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 215.0 mm (8.5 in) | 69 of 100 (Major) |
| Arthurville (Cramond) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) | 69 of 100 (Major) |
| Gue | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.0 mm (1.6 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Hill End Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 61.5 mm (2.4 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Avoca | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.2 mm (1.3 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Penshurst (Post Office) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 44.8 mm (1.8 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Mudgee (George Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.6 mm (2.0 in) | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| Moutajup | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| Penshurst (the Gums) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| Cumnock (Willow Park) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 60.0 mm (2.4 in) | 65 of 100 (Major) |
| Whyanbeel Valley | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 133.0 mm (5.2 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Mullaley Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Running Stream (Brooklyn) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.0 mm (2.0 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Drik Drik | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.8 mm (1.8 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Manfred Downs Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Willaura (Main Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.6 mm (1.2 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Wolseley | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.0 mm (1.7 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Blackville Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 54.8 mm (2.2 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Parkes (Macarthur Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.9 mm (1.5 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Murringo (Windermere) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.6 mm (1.4 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Gulgong Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 42.1 mm (1.7 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Woolsthorpe | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.2 mm (1.5 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nindigully | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.4 mm (1.8 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goonumbla (Coradgery) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.4 mm (1.4 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dunkeld | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.8 mm (2.0 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cleve (Pineview) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lucinda Township | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 255.0 mm (10.0 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pine Ridge (Windy) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 54.0 mm (2.1 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wartook Reservoir | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 44.2 mm (1.7 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Carisbrook | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.0 mm (1.6 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Erzurum | Turkey | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gellibrand River West | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 55.2 mm (2.2 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Paradise | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 18.9 C (66.0 F) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Redbank Mine | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 42.8 mm (1.7 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Trundle (Murrumbogie) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kaniva | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.6 mm (1.4 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Melton Reservoir | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.8 mm (1.3 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Little River (Mount Rothwell) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.0 mm (1.4 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Port Germein | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.8 mm (1.4 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Paluma Ivy Cottage | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 85.0 mm (3.3 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Balfes Creek Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 51.2 mm (2.0 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Stuart Town (Canobla) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 68.4 mm (2.7 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Rugby (Carovale) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Narromine (Alagalah St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Grenfell (Quondong Rd) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Koorawatha (Boorowa Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Elphinstone Pocket No1 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 69.2 mm (2.7 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Simpson South | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 76.0 mm (3.0 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Severo-Enisejsk | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 32.5 mm (1.3 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Second Valley (Poolamacca) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.2 mm (1.3 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Willow Tree (Valais) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 53.6 mm (2.1 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Murrumburrah Old Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 25.2 mm (1.0 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Melville 4 W | United States | Record daily snowfall | 15.0 cm (5.9 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Richmond Post Office | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 13.5 C (56.3 F) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Talbot (Post Office) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.4 mm (1.7 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kunming | China | Record daily precipitation | 99.1 mm (3.9 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
1,616 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 270 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 223 |
| Highest daily minimum | 373 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 82 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 631 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 23 |
| Deepest snow cover | 14 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 3 |
| monthly | 95 |
| daily | 1,518 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
1,323 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 1,316 |
| 100 to 200 | 6 |
| 200 to 300 | 0 |
| 300 to 400 | 0 |
| 400 to 500 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
25 May 2012| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2012 | Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU | daily rain | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 28.0 mm (1.1 in) | 107 years | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| 25 May 2012 | Little River, AU | daily rain | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 91 years | 74 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU | daily rain | 49.7 mm (2.0 in) | 29.6 mm (1.2 in) | 116 years | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Kuranda Railway Station, AU | daily rain | 110.0 mm (4.3 in) | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) | 77 years | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Halifax Macrossan St, AU | monthly rain | 215.0 mm (8.5 in) | 79.0 mm (3.1 in) | 31 years | 69 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Arthurville (Cramond), AU | daily rain | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 65 years | 69 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Gue, AU | daily rain | 40.0 mm (1.6 in) | 40.0 mm (1.6 in) | 73 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Hill End Post Office, AU | daily rain | 61.5 mm (2.4 in) | 29.0 mm (1.1 in) | 125 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Avoca, AU | daily rain | 33.2 mm (1.3 in) | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 91 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Penshurst (Post Office), AU | daily rain | 44.8 mm (1.8 in) | 25.2 mm (1.0 in) | 61 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Mudgee (George Street), AU | daily rain | 49.6 mm (2.0 in) | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 116 years | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Moutajup, AU | daily rain | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) | 34.8 mm (1.4 in) | 54 years | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Penshurst (the Gums), AU | daily rain | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) | 25.1 mm (1.0 in) | 61 years | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Cumnock (Willow Park), AU | daily rain | 60.0 mm (2.4 in) | 27.0 mm (1.1 in) | 87 years | 65 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Whyanbeel Valley, AU | daily rain | 133.0 mm (5.2 in) | 85.5 mm (3.4 in) | 57 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Mullaley Post Office, AU | daily rain | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 99 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU | daily rain | 50.0 mm (2.0 in) | 25.6 mm (1.0 in) | 91 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Drik Drik, AU | daily rain | 46.8 mm (1.8 in) | 22.2 mm (0.9 in) | 75 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Manfred Downs Station, AU | daily rain | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 123 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 25 May 2012 | Willaura (Main Street), AU | daily rain | 29.6 mm (1.2 in) | 18.9 mm (0.7 in) | 59 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
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 2012Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.
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