Weather Records on 25 May 1997

1,513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1997. Highest significance: Westminter Estate, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 May 1997

On 25 May 1997, 1,513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 391 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,450 daily.
Westminter Estate set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 25 May 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,513 stations

1,513 station records on 25 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paratei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tygerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,513 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 277, Heaviest daily rainfall 916, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 25 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	277
Heaviest daily rainfall	916
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 25 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 62, daily 1,450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,355 broken records

Margins by which the 1,355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1997

Top 20 records on 25 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1997	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Berlin 91, ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Edenville (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Rietfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Calhoun City, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,513 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 100	1,344
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1