Weather Records on 25 August 1953

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1953. Highest significance: Brookings, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1953

On 25 August 1953, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 449 daily.
Brookings set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 25 August 1953.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 25 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 25 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1953

Top 20 records on 25 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1953	Brookings, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Paliganj, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Fokstua, NO	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Entrance, CA	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Waverley, ZA	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	La Pryor, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Phelps, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Big St Germain Dam, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Schriever, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1953	Dilley, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1953	Isleworth, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1953	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1953	Norddal, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1953	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1953	Carson City, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1953	Heber, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1953	La Malbaie, CA	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1953	Mayaguez City, PR	monthly low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	30 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 461 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	344
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1