Weather Records on 25 August 1960

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1960. Highest significance: Hopewell 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1960

On 25 August 1960, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 562 daily.
Hopewell 1 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 25 August 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 25 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 25 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1960

Top 20 records on 25 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1960	Hopewell 1 SE, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1960	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1960	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Onida 4 NW, US	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Islampur, IN	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Indian Bay, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Windom, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Enid, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Watford City, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Baudette, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Park River, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Clark, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1960	Tajshet, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 585 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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Data for records on 1960-08-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	414
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1