Weather Records on 25 August 1974

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1974. Highest significance: Cobar (Tambua), AU.

Key Facts for 25 August 1974

On 25 August 1974, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 446 daily.
Cobar (Tambua) set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 25 August 1974.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 25 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Beilpajah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Soure	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Netherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byzantium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1974

Top 20 records on 25 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1974	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1974	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1974	Boonara, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Surat, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Yacamunda Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Ivanhoe (Beilpajah), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Wirraminna Railway Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	West Leichhardt Station, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Coreena, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Yarronvale, AU	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Warwick Park, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Orion, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1974	Bingham 2 NE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	40 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 466 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 25	393
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1