Weather Records on 25 August 2016

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 2016. Highest significance: Marion 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 2016

On 25 August 2016, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 876 daily.
Marion 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 25 August 2016.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 25 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuguevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barney	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore 8NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ossora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 270, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 248.

Records on 25 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	270
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 2016

Top 20 records on 25 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2016	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	105 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2016	Burketown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2016	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2016	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Komsomolsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Cuguevka, RU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Chillingham, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Nizhne-Tambovskoe, RU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Anucino, RU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Pilvo, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Black Swamp (Maxwell), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Inhambane, MZ	all-time low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Teniente Alejandro Velasco As, PE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Minonk, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Palen Creek Correctional, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2016	Mount Barney, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 887 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	652
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1