Weather Records on 25 August 1956

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1956. Highest significance: De Bilt, NL.

Key Facts for 25 August 1956

On 25 August 1956, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 264 daily.
De Bilt set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 25 August 1956.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 25 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
French Island (McLeod Prison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 25 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1956

Top 20 records on 25 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1956	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	Conconully, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	Putbus, DE	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	North Bay, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1956	Saundatti, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Husum, DE	daily low min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Dhenkanal, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Ghosi, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly low max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Lubeck-Werft, DE	monthly low max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Pundi, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1956	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	56 years	29 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 273 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 10	184
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1