Weather Records on 25 August 1920

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1920. Highest significance: Ft Bidwell, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1920

On 25 August 1920, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 167 daily.
Ft Bidwell set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 25 August 1920.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 25 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogo Bogolog	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 25 August 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

160 broken records

Margins by which the 160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1920

Top 20 records on 25 August 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1920	Wollun, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1920	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1920	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1920	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1920	Walcha Post Office, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Gudgenby, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Neerim (Drewsdene), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Boulia Airport, AU	monthly low max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Beenak, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Swift Current, CA	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1920	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	17 years	22 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 174 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	132
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1