Weather Records on 25 August 2002

1,073 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 2002. Highest significance: San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES.

Key Facts for 25 August 2002

On 25 August 2002, 1,073 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
691 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,043 daily.
San Sebastian - Igueldo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.6 mm (5.0 in) on 25 August 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,073 stations

1,073 station records on 25 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warkon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taloona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatom	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,073 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 25 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 2002

Top 20 records on 25 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2002	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	monthly rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2002	Locke 2 W, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2002	Warkon, AU	monthly rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2002	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Pikeville, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Danville, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	San Ildelfonso Villa Alta, MX	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Holdrege, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Rewan Station, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Rosario, MX	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	The Canal, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Moorabinda, AU	monthly rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Injune Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2002	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 1,073 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 10	703
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2