Weather Records on 25 August 1942

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1942. Highest significance: Superior, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1942

On 25 August 1942, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 494 daily.
Superior set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 25 August 1942.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 25 August 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sathawas	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 25 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1942

Top 20 records on 25 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1942	Superior, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Bruning, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Agartala, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Oakwood 3 SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Nanded, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Frederick, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1942	Geneva, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1942	Fort Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1942	Sathawas, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1942	Akhnoor, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1942	Cameron, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1942	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1942	Weatherford, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 514 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	322
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2