Weather Records on 25 August 1992

1,680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1992. Highest significance: Wray, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 1992

On 25 August 1992, 1,680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 1,041 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 246 monthly and 1,433 daily.
Wray set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 25 August 1992.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,680 stations

1,680 station records on 25 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,680 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 593, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 448, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	593
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	448
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 246, daily 1,433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,366 broken records

Margins by which the 1,366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1992

Top 20 records on 25 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1992	Wray, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1992	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1992	Luverne, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1992	Dillon 1 E, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1992	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Dongara, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Cheesman, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Kremmling, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	University, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Hartington, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Oakdale, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Wallace 2W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Haigler, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Rush 1N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Wauneta, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1992	Ordway 4 W, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	51 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1992. 1992 had 1,680 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	1,213
10 to 20	77
20 to 30	40
30 to 40	28
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1