Weather Records on 25 August 1985

1,048 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1985. Highest significance: Arneiroz, BR.

Key Facts for 25 August 1985

On 25 August 1985, 1,048 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,013 daily.
Arneiroz set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 25 August 1985.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,048 stations

1,048 station records on 25 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gajny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dono	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harbin	China	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beijing	China	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ksenevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,048 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 369.

Records on 25 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 30, daily 1,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

827 broken records

Margins by which the 827 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1985

Top 20 records on 25 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1985	Arneiroz, BR	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1985	Gainesville, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1985	E Tawas, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1985	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	San Carlos Rsvr, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Resaca, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Gajny, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Dono, RU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Grayson 3 SW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Kempten, DE	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1985	Nashville, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	43 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 1,048 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	693
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1