Weather Records on 25 August 1945

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1945. Highest significance: High River, CA.

Key Facts for 25 August 1945

On 25 August 1945, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 453 daily.
High River set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 25 August 1945.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 25 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 25 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1945

Top 20 records on 25 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1945	High River, CA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Banff, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Matamoras, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Hyndman, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Lacombe Cda, CA	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Calgary Int'l A, CA	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Layton 3 NW, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Huberdeau, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Pakri, EE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Sausar, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Punta Gorda, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1945	Enterprise, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1945	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1945	Estacada 2 SE, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	33 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 462 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	348
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1