Weather Records on 25 August 2023

1,565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 2023. Highest significance: Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, DE.

Key Facts for 25 August 2023

On 25 August 2023, 1,565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,279 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,520 daily.
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 25 August 2023.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,565 stations

1,565 station records on 25 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Emden-Wolthusen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kreschenka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sondershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klazienaveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kolyvan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ihringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk River	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,565 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 447, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 832, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 241.

Records on 25 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	447
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	832
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 39, daily 1,520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,203 broken records

Margins by which the 1,203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 2023

Top 20 records on 25 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2023	Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, DE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2023	Emden-Wolthusen, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2023	Kreschenka, RU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2023	Homer AP, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2023	Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben, DE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 August 2023	Artern, DE	monthly rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Maastricht, NL	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Sondershausen, DE	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Erfde, DE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Klazienaveen, NL	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Newark, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Trout Creek, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Sidney Muni AP, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Robinson, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Riverton, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Trinidad AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Gilserberg-Moischeid, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Kolyvan, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2023	Grand Coteau, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2023. 2023 had 1,565 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 10	1,129
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2