Weather Records on 25 July 2008

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 2008. Highest significance: Unionville, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 2008

On 25 July 2008, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 864 daily.
Unionville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 226.6 mm (8.9 in) on 25 July 2008.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

900 stations

900 station records on 25 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dolina	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ivano-Frankivsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stpiy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rakhov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iluka (Owen St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenreagh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huajicori	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 293.

Records on 25 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 26, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 2008

Top 20 records on 25 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 2008	Unionville, US	all-time rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 July 2008	Mexico, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	108 years	77 of 100 (Major)
25 July 2008	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 July 2008	Haines AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 July 2008	Dolina, UA	all-time rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 July 2008	Ivano-Frankivsk, UA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 July 2008	Kirksville, US	all-time rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 July 2008	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 July 2008	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Wilsonville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Stpiy, UA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Lawrence, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Moberly, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Vandalia, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Coffs Harbour Mo, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Rakhov, UA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Shelbina, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Iasi, RO	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2008	Hyannis, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	51 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

1795 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 900 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

Download the Data

Data for records on 2008-07-25: 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	602
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1