Weather Records on 25 August 1996

1,058 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1996. Highest significance: Hallstaberg, SE.

Key Facts for 25 August 1996

On 25 August 1996, 1,058 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
460 were record highs and 345 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Hallstaberg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 146.0 mm (5.7 in) on 25 August 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,058 stations

1,058 station records on 25 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hallstaberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sundby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Skultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sorli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pelahatchie	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stenkvista	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flotningen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cendradillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Coco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Finnbacka_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record low minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Overum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grovelsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,058 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 237, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 253.

Records on 25 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	237
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 1,026.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1996

Top 20 records on 25 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1996	Hallstaberg, SE	all-time rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1996	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1996	Sundby, SE	all-time rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Valsjon, SE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Skultuna, SE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Sorli, NO	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Sala, SE	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Pelahatchie, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Stenkvista, SE	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Gordalen, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Leipikvattnet, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Stanley 2 NNE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Alberga, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Flotningen, SE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Calkini (Smn), MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Cendradillas, MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Luling, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Mullin, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	153 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1996	McGaffey 5 SE, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	45 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 1,058 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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Data for records on 1996-08-25: 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 20	764
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1