Weather Records on 25 August 2020

931 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 2020. Highest significance: Ft Pierce, US.

Key Facts for 25 August 2020

On 25 August 2020, 931 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
793 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 901 daily.
Ft Pierce set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 25 August 2020.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

931 stations

931 station records on 25 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dachen Dao	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Volodymyr-Volynskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

931 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 473, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 77.

Records on 25 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	473
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 21, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 2020

Top 20 records on 25 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2020	Ft Pierce, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2020	Dwarka, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Aneityum, VU	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Whitehall, US	all-time rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Titusville, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Chipley, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, GB	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Geneva #2, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Canyon Dam, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Tombstone, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Dachen Dao, CN	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Kielder Castle, GB	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2020	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 931 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 2020-08-25: 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 20	622
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1