Weather Records on 25 August 1946

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1946. Highest significance: Albemarle, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1946

On 25 August 1946, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 301 daily.
Albemarle set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 25 August 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 25 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	313.7 mm (12.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sagwara	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kherwara	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Binjharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 25 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1946

Top 20 records on 25 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1946	Albemarle, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1946	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1946	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1946	Beloit, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1946	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1946	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1946	Mount Abu, IN	daily rain	313.7 mm (12.4 in)	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1946	Noyyatinkara, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1946	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1946	Dudhi, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	Lakin, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	McPherson, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	Eureka, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	Sagwara, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1946	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 305 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 25	217
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1