Weather Records on 25 August 1919

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1919. Highest significance: Athol 1, AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 1919

On 25 August 1919, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 171 daily.
Athol 1 set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 25 August 1919.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 25 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Brewarrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nocoleche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogo Bogolog	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brundah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warge Rock 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 25 August 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

161 broken records

Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1919

Top 20 records on 25 August 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1919	Athol 1, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1919	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1919	Peak Hill (Genanaguy), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1919	Uccle, BE	daily low min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1919	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1919	Burra Burra, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Katella, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Cannonbar, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Yalta, UA	all-time rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Bulgandramine, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1919	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 172 records.

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

Records on 08-25 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1818	2
1837	1
1838	2
1839	1
1848	1
1852	1
1855	2
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	1
1876	5
1877	3
1879	3
1880	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1892	4
1893	8
1894	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	13
1901	11
1902	6
1903	13
1904	11
1905	12
1906	29
1907	15
1908	13
1909	22
1910	32
1911	32
1912	32
1913	31
1914	30
1915	94
1916	18
1917	65
1918	37
1919	172
1920	174
1921	50
1922	70
1923	117
1924	402
1925	145
1926	224
1927	356
1928	167
1929	174
1930	247
1931	251
1932	270
1933	307
1934	457
1935	317
1936	859
1937	333
1938	620
1939	366
1940	658
1941	474
1942	514
1943	496
1944	589
1945	462
1946	305
1947	627
1948	876
1949	281
1950	327
1951	352
1952	585
1953	461
1954	520
1955	711
1956	273
1957	479
1958	958
1959	576
1960	585
1961	487
1962	398
1963	510
1964	557
1965	401
1966	715
1967	439
1968	596
1969	631
1970	721
1971	628
1972	596
1973	537
1974	466
1975	650
1976	459
1977	731
1978	702
1979	828
1980	750
1981	671
1982	907
1983	1,277
1984	694
1985	1,048
1986	778
1987	1,533
1988	815
1989	918
1990	817
1991	688
1992	1,680
1993	1,137
1994	617
1995	1,206
1996	1,058
1997	1,553
1998	1,138
1999	895
2000	790
2001	1,021
2002	1,073
2003	872
2004	947
2005	874
2006	1,020
2007	1,345
2008	1,026
2009	824
2010	1,321
2011	1,332
2012	709
2013	619
2014	853
2015	1,157
2016	887
2017	432
2018	438
2019	708
2020	931
2021	597
2022	672
2023	1,565
2024	909
2025	1,071
2026	886

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 August 1919
Margin	Records
0 to 5	85
5 to 10	39
10 to 15	20
15 to 20	12
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	2