Weather Records on 25 May 1974

820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1974. Highest significance: Cooma (Kiaora), AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1974

On 25 May 1974, 820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 784 daily.
Cooma (Kiaora) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.8 mm (3.5 in) on 25 May 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

820 stations

820 station records on 25 May 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narembeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chakola (Umeralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
King Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

820 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 535, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	535
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1974

Top 20 records on 25 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1974	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	monthly rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Manarra, AU	monthly rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Morawa, AU	all-time rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Clontarf Farm, AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Yuna, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Baandee North, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Graball, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1974	Wurarga, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1974	Tallering, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1974	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1974	Clearwater, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1974	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	58 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 820 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 50	717
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1