Weather Records on 25 August 1955

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1955. Highest significance: Dawson, CA.

Key Facts for 25 August 1955

On 25 August 1955, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 699 daily.
Dawson set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 25 August 1955.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 25 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
G. Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Jacks Creek No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 358.

Records on 25 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1955

Top 20 records on 25 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1955	Dawson, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Erandol, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Alirajpur/Rajpur, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Dapoli, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	G. Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Wankaner, IN	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Ballandool, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Roha, IN	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Goodooga (Mogila), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Willow Tree (Warrah), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Alibag-Cvl.Hosp., IN	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1955	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 711 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	564
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1