Weather Records on 25 August 1972

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1972. Highest significance: Deland 1 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1972

On 25 August 1972, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 577 daily.
Deland 1 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 120.1 mm (4.7 in) on 25 August 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 25 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 25 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1972

Top 20 records on 25 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1972	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Arka, RU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Windsor, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Freeport, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Lawrence, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Beloit, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Castle Rock, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Munday, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Ogallala, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Jetmore, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Tapoco, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1972	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	38 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 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	402
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1