Weather Records on 21 May 2025

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 2025. Highest significance: Yarrowitch (Benditi), AU.

Key Facts for 21 May 2025

On 21 May 2025, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 731 daily.
Yarrowitch (Benditi) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.2 mm (5.7 in) on 21 May 2025.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 21 May 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	316.2 mm (12.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.8 mm (9.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nowendoc (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ellerston (Poitrel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.2 mm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Krambach (Tipperary)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Chichester (Simmonds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Maretto)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durand	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Upper Bowman)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orama (Darkwood Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rollands Plains (Greenac	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Craven (Longview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Killawarra (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes River (Birdwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.8 mm (11.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowmans Creek (Grenell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrow Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Allyn Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 May 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 May 2025 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

649 broken records

Margins by which the 649 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 2025

Top 20 records on 21 May 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 2025	Yarrowitch (Benditi), AU	monthly rain	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025	Yarras (Mount Seaview), AU	monthly rain	316.2 mm (12.4 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025	Birdwood, AU	monthly rain	246.8 mm (9.7 in)	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025	Nowendoc (Green Hills), AU	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025	Ellerston (Poitrel), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	177.2 mm (7.0 in)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025	Poona, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	122 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025	Krambach (Tipperary), AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Upper Chichester (Simmonds), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Yarrowitch (Maretto), AU	monthly rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove), AU	monthly rain	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Illinois City Dam 16, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Coffs Harbour Mo, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025	Toorooka (Moparrabah), AU	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 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

1793 to 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2025. 2025 had 776 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	596
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2