Weather Records on 25 August 1981

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1981. Highest significance: Rybacje, KG.

Key Facts for 25 August 1981

On 25 August 1981, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 638 daily.
Rybacje set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 25 August 1981.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 25 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rybacje	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Cuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrigul Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qiqihar	China	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pjalica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 25 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 192.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1981

Top 20 records on 25 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1981	Rybacje, KG	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1981	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Tequisistlan, MX	all-time rain	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Alexandria, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Tehuantepec, MX	daily rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	192.1 mm (7.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Tres Brazos, MX	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Zhizhgin Mayak, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Peachester, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1981	Nanjing, CN	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 671 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	511
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1