Weather Records on 25 August 2004

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 2004. Highest significance: Olney 2S, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 2004

On 25 August 2004, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 911 daily.
Olney 2S set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 25 August 2004.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 25 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Skamania Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nehalem 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stavropol (Amsg)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kacug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 285, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 298.

Records on 25 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	285
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 2004

Top 20 records on 25 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2004	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2004	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2004	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2004	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2004	Quincy Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Skamania Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Morko, SE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	132 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Kellogg, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Albany, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Ross Dam, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	Cabinet Gorge, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2004	San Marcos, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	14 years	47 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 947 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	594
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1