Weather Records on 25 August 1926

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1926. Highest significance: Houma, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1926

On 25 August 1926, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 209 daily.
Houma set a monthly record daily precipitation of 204.2 mm (8.0 in) on 25 August 1926.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 25 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 70.

Records on 25 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

180 broken records

Margins by which the 180 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1926

Top 20 records on 25 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1926	Houma, US	monthly rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1926	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1926	Hafslo, NO	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1926	Lake, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1926	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1926	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1926	Clinton, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1926	Bay Saint Louis, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1926	Florence, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1926	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Okolona, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Carthage, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Williamsburg 2, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1926	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	24 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

1796 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 224 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 20	163
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1