Weather Records on 28 August 1925

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1925. Highest significance: Garah (Welbon), AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1925

On 28 August 1925, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 152 daily.
Garah (Welbon) set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 28 August 1925.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 28 August 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.

Records on 28 August 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1925 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 152.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

109 broken records

Margins by which the 109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1925

Top 20 records on 28 August 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1925	Garah (Welbon), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Pontotoc, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Milford 2 SE, US	monthly low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Buffalo, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Storrs, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Paterson, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Grafton, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Circleville, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Lucinda Township, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Tampa, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Emporium 1 E, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Ottawa Cda, CA	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Alton, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1925	Buckeye, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	31 years	17 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

1800 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1925. 1925 had 165 records.

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

Records on 08-28 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1807	4
1811	1
1814	2
1817	1
1835	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	3
1870	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	9
1897	3
1901	12
1902	2
1903	16
1904	13
1905	23
1906	12
1907	2
1908	10
1909	20
1910	5
1911	34
1912	44
1913	17
1914	40
1915	43
1916	141
1917	49
1918	43
1919	39
1920	80
1921	47
1922	60
1923	79
1924	207
1925	165
1926	241
1927	239
1928	252
1929	162
1930	152
1931	306
1932	383
1933	376
1934	346
1935	545
1936	531
1937	545
1938	325
1939	296
1940	368
1941	485
1942	461
1943	366
1944	592
1945	368
1946	495
1947	288
1948	1,133
1949	442
1950	492
1951	694
1952	447
1953	762
1954	499
1955	413
1956	327
1957	545
1958	288
1959	552
1960	470
1961	371
1962	469
1963	464
1964	556
1965	635
1966	338
1967	701
1968	864
1969	1,089
1970	617
1971	695
1972	651
1973	1,211
1974	816
1975	507
1976	505
1977	757
1978	774
1979	838
1980	424
1981	1,120
1982	1,009
1983	748
1984	886
1985	528
1986	1,995
1987	1,260
1988	953
1989	911
1990	983
1991	968
1992	1,814
1993	1,061
1994	688
1995	954
1996	1,109
1997	1,082
1998	1,415
1999	905
2000	1,028
2001	1,042
2002	903
2003	792
2004	966
2005	731
2006	1,244
2007	788
2008	889
2009	928
2010	914
2011	1,748
2012	682
2013	693
2014	590
2015	660
2016	812
2017	1,060
2018	1,110
2019	943
2020	1,008
2021	459
2022	388
2023	899
2024	862
2025	871
2026	873

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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 3	88
3 to 5	14
5 to 8	1
8 to 10	0
10 to 13	2
13 to 15	3
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1