Weather Records on 12 August 1925

150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1925. Highest significance: Springbok, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 August 1925

On 12 August 1925, 150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 143 daily.
Springbok set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 12 August 1925.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

150 stations

150 station records on 12 August 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Porte	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

150 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 12 August 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1925 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

115 broken records

Margins by which the 115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1925

Top 20 records on 12 August 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1925	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1925	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1925	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Tallahassee, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Heber, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Gorin, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily low max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Warsaw, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Quatsino, CA	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	St Albans, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Charlotte Wb City, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Meeker, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Afton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Laghouat, DZ	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Hermann, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Laramie, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1925	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	30 years	20 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

1793 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1925. 1925 had 150 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 12 August 1925
Margin	Records
0 to 10	92
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2