Weather Records on 25 August 1973

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1973. Highest significance: Narndee, AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 1973

On 25 August 1973, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 519 daily.
Narndee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 25 August 1973.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 25 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duvan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Dale West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Molino	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 25 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1973

Top 20 records on 25 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1973	Narndee, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1973	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1973	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Hamar-Daban, RU	daily rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Haden Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Quanbun Downs, AU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Geham State School, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach, DE	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Karlstad, SE	monthly low min	1.8 C (35.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1973	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1973	Arteaga, MX	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1973	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1973	Nixon, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1973	Marnhull, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1973	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	32 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 537 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-08-25: 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 10	379
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1