Weather Records on 25 August 1968

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1968. Highest significance: Corvallis State UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1968

On 25 August 1968, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 575 daily.
Corvallis State UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 25 August 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 25 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tajga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	241.1 mm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 25 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1968

Top 20 records on 25 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1968	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Tajga, RU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Snyder, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Corvallis Water Bureau, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Mehgawan, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Kolaghat, IN	all-time rain	241.1 mm (9.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Sonaula, IN	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1968	Moncton, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1968	Arcadia, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1968	Gainesville, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1968	Denton 2 E, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1968	Hanover, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1968	Scipio, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1968	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	33 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 596 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	405
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1