Weather Records on 20 August 1925

193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1925. Highest significance: Maryville 2E, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 1925

On 20 August 1925, 193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 170 daily.
Maryville 2E set a daily record precipitation of 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 20 August 1925.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

193 stations

193 station records on 20 August 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

193 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 20 August 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1925 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 16, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

124 broken records

Margins by which the 124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1925

Top 20 records on 20 August 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1925	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1925	Conception, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1925	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1925	Asheville, US	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1925	Dresden, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Charlotte Wb City, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Talbotton, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Aberdeen, US	all-time high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Highland Home, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Magnolia, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Madison, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Talbotton, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Santuck, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Granite Reef Dam, US	monthly high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1925	Natchez, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	23 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

1797 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1925. 1925 had 193 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 10	114
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1