Weather Records on 25 August 1924

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1924. Highest significance: Rokewood (the Meadows), AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 1924

On 25 August 1924, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 391 daily.
Rokewood (the Meadows) set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 25 August 1924.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 25 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 295.

Records on 25 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1924

Top 20 records on 25 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1924	Rokewood (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Cobar Post Office, AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Moyston, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Rosewin (Boona Tank), AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Ruffy, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Thowgla Upper, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Port Augusta (Saltia), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Enfield, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Jerilderie (Pooginook), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1924	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 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

1796 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 402 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	283
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1