Weather Records on 25 February 1990

1,483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1990. Highest significance: Caloundra Signal Station, AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 1990

On 25 February 1990, 1,483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
984 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 1,341 daily.
Caloundra Signal Station set a daily record precipitation of 176.2 mm (6.9 in) on 25 February 1990.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

1,483 stations

1,483 station records on 25 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.8 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Santana (Cpe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalinga Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,483 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 492, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 492, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 25 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	492
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	492
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 25 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 142, daily 1,341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,334 broken records

Margins by which the 1,334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1990

Top 20 records on 25 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1990	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1990	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1990	Linesville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	La Estanzuela (Eele), UY	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Bridgehampton, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Putbus, DE	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	130 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Potsdam, DE	monthly high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly high max	20.9 C (69.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Brisbane Aero, AU	daily rain	153.8 mm (6.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1990	Vastervik, SE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	102 years	45 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

1794 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,483 records.

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

Records on 02-25 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1808	1
1813	1
1814	3
1817	1
1827	1
1846	1
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1874	2
1877	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	9
1889	5
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	5
1896	9
1897	6
1898	13
1900	18
1901	4
1902	6
1903	3
1904	23
1905	7
1906	15
1907	13
1908	9
1909	83
1910	27
1911	16
1912	61
1913	14
1914	31
1915	37
1916	76
1917	37
1918	50
1919	59
1920	17
1921	165
1922	45
1923	40
1924	88
1925	135
1926	402
1927	113
1928	190
1929	284
1930	1,105
1931	134
1932	389
1933	527
1934	871
1935	376
1936	418
1937	133
1938	255
1939	495
1940	331
1941	295
1942	283
1943	209
1944	669
1945	412
1946	529
1947	583
1948	260
1949	322
1950	665
1951	688
1952	568
1953	213
1954	600
1955	623
1956	704
1957	869
1958	981
1959	210
1960	1,453
1961	673
1962	937
1963	522
1964	320
1965	925
1966	702
1967	1,413
1968	457
1969	791
1970	301
1971	467
1972	526
1973	252
1974	449
1975	894
1976	1,049
1977	811
1978	790
1979	1,133
1980	490
1981	834
1982	876
1983	783
1984	410
1985	846
1986	1,826
1987	1,313
1988	510
1989	1,507
1990	1,483
1991	624
1992	1,092
1993	2,115
1994	1,147
1995	1,139
1996	1,286
1997	1,675
1998	1,657
1999	609
2000	2,207
2001	1,330
2002	1,224
2003	2,056
2004	1,013
2005	812
2006	605
2007	1,318
2008	767
2009	694
2010	1,244
2011	2,204
2012	486
2013	809
2014	674
2015	1,013
2016	875
2017	1,131
2018	1,246
2019	1,411
2020	639
2021	892
2022	1,186
2023	740
2024	550
2025	694
2026	1,310

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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	1,278
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1