Weather Records on 25 August 1929

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1929. Highest significance: Nerriga Composite, AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 1929

On 25 August 1929, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 173 daily.
Nerriga Composite set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 25 August 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 25 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 54.

Records on 25 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

132 broken records

Margins by which the 132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1929

Top 20 records on 25 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1929	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1929	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Yuma, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Feodosiia, UA	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Denison, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Cowles, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Arad, RO	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Neerim, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Fairbury 7S, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Faribault, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Newberry, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1929	Methven, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	18 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 174 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 10	119
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1