Weather Records on 25 August 2008

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 2008. Highest significance: Nikolaevskoe, RU.

Key Facts for 25 August 2008

On 25 August 2008, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
384 were record highs and 390 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 985 daily.
Nikolaevskoe set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.1 mm (6.0 in) on 25 August 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 25 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Johvi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Alburquerque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin Is #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa Wtr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge Intl Paper	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alcalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Canal KM. 06+250	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saca de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laveen 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Magdalena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Tule (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 282, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 25 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	282
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 35, daily 985.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 2008

Top 20 records on 25 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2008	Nikolaevskoe, RU	all-time rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2008	Natchez, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2008	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2008	Johvi, EE	all-time rain	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2008	Folkston 3 SW, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2008	Mulege, MX	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Mobile Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Shanghai/Hongqiao, CN	daily rain	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Demopolis L&D, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Carrollton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	St Francisville, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	San Jose Alburquerque, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	monthly low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2008	Dauphin Is #2, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 years	49 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 1,026 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 2026-10-17 (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	651
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2