Weather Records on 25 August 1949

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1949. Highest significance: Uliman (Brentwood), AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 1949

On 25 August 1949, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 273 daily.
Uliman (Brentwood) set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 25 August 1949.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 25 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tullinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 25 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1949

Top 20 records on 25 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1949	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Honnali, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Pakala, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Nellore, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Wattle Flat General Store, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Tullinga, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Gudur, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Marungapuri, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	San Marcos, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Sao Goncalo, BR	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1949	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1949	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1949	Tundi, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	34 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 281 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	186
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1