Weather Records on 25 August 1944

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1944. Highest significance: Upper Orara (Aurania), AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 1944

On 25 August 1944, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 565 daily.
Upper Orara (Aurania) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 233.4 mm (9.2 in) on 25 August 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 25 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khatra	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 25 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1944

Top 20 records on 25 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1944	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	monthly rain	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1944	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Whitewood, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Sonamukhi, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Pleasanton, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Barabazar, IN	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Tamluk, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Highmore, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1944	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 589 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	375
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	35
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1