Weather Records on 25 August 2005

874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 2005. Highest significance: Fall Rvr Lake, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 2005

On 25 August 2005, 874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
423 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 844 daily.
Fall Rvr Lake set an all-time record daily precipitation of 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 25 August 2005.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

874 stations

874 station records on 25 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vuonatjviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frandesta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stalon_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gairdner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barvesk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virgil	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Finspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dralinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vrena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sodersel_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

874 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 279.

Records on 25 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 2005

Top 20 records on 25 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2005	Fall Rvr Lake, US	all-time rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2005	El Dorado, US	all-time rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2005	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2005	Vuonatjviken, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2005	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Burdick (Diamond Springs), US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Rosalia 1NW, US	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Frandesta, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Stalon_11, SE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Gairdner, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Miami Intl AP, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Khust, UA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Rawlinna Depot, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Weebo, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Ottawa, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	128 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Bolmen, SE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2005	Greensboro, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 874 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 2005-08-25: 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 10	543
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	5