Weather Records on 5 August 1925

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1925. Highest significance: Adrian 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1925

On 5 August 1925, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 83 daily.
Adrian 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 5 August 1925.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 5 August 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 31.

Records on 5 August 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 83.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1925

Top 20 records on 5 August 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1925	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Watertown, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Washington, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Cortland, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Weimar, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Newport, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Edenton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Plainfield, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1925	Howard, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	16 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

1797 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1925. 1925 had 84 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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 5	48
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2