Weather Records on 25 August 2001

1,021 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 2001. Highest significance: Mount Gambier Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 2001

On 25 August 2001, 1,021 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
730 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 987 daily.
Mount Gambier Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 25 August 2001.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,021 stations

1,021 station records on 25 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejocote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balcon Diablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Solis	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Arboledas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,021 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 2001

Top 20 records on 25 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2001	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2001	Horton, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Laporte, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Thule Op Site, GL	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Akjoujt, MR	all-time rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Suchiate, MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	El Carrizo, MX	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Petoskey, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	El Tejocote, MX	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Polo, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Hamilton 2W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Sumner 3 SW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Menard, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2001	Fessenden, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	40 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 1,021 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	662
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1