Weather Records on 25 February 1997

1,675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1997. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 25 February 1997

On 25 February 1997, 1,675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
736 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 138 monthly and 1,533 daily.
Karlsruhe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.7 mm (3.2 in) on 25 February 1997.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

1,675 stations

1,675 station records on 25 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mainhardt-Ziegelbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kissingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart (Neckartal)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	375.0 mm (14.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Aisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pandanus Ck Forest 658	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.0 mm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,675 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 490, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 625, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 25 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	490
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	625
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 25 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 138, daily 1,533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,458 broken records

Margins by which the 1,458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 1997

Top 20 records on 25 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1997	Karlsruhe, DE	monthly rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	112 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 February 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	99 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	77 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	St Francisville, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Nancy-Ochey, FR	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Nurnberg, DE	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Ohringen, DE	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Crailsheim-Alexandersreut, DE	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Heilbronn, DE	monthly rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Obersulm-Willsbach, DE	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Saarbrucken/Ensheim, DE	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Wilson 4 S, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1997	Mainhardt-Ziegelbronn, DE	monthly rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	59 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,675 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 100	1,427
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1