Weather Records on 25 August 1957

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1957. Highest significance: Purushottampur, IN.

Key Facts for 25 August 1957

On 25 August 1957, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 444 daily.
Purushottampur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 273.1 mm (10.8 in) on 25 August 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 25 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnaprasad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 237.

Records on 25 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1957

Top 20 records on 25 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1957	Purushottampur, IN	all-time rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1957	Gavle, SE	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Napoleon, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Kleve, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Malayattur, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Krishnaprasad, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Winslow AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Digby, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Durham, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Chacon, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Castro Alves, BR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	New Smyrna Beach, US	monthly low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1957	Quitman 2 NW, US	monthly low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	35 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 479 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	313
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3