Weather Records on 25 August 1936

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1936. Highest significance: Lihue 1020, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1936

On 25 August 1936, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
686 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 854 daily.
Lihue 1020 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 25 August 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 25 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 416, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 25 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	416
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

709 broken records

Margins by which the 709 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1936

Top 20 records on 25 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1936	Lihue 1020, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1936	Kahuku 912, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Campbell Town (Quorn Hall), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	St Georges, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	St Joseph, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1936	Armagh, GB	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1936	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1936	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1936	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1936	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1936	Trenton, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1936	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1936	Orangajuli, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	31 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 859 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	692
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1