Weather Records on 25 August 1947

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1947. Highest significance: Allansford, AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 1947

On 25 August 1947, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 616 daily.
Allansford set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 25 August 1947.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 25 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 25 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 6, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1947

Top 20 records on 25 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1947	Allansford, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Rajampet, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Mileura, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Eads, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Cumberland, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Bethlehem, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Katangi, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Gunnaur, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Danville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Brownsville, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Milly Milly, AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1947	Sealy, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1947	Rutland, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1947	Brockville, CA	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1947	Todgarh, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 627 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	419
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2