Weather Records on 25 August 1980

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1980. Highest significance: Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 August 1980

On 25 August 1980, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 326 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 732 daily.
Sterkstroom (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 25 August 1980.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 25 August 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nercinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Topia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babson Park 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Possession Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 264.

Records on 25 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1980

Top 20 records on 25 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1980	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1980	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1980	Tombstone, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Kosch-Agach, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Dimbokro, CI	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Rosalia, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Geisenheim, DE	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Ojo de Agua, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Cloudskraal, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Olds, CA	monthly low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Wessington Springs, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	San Saba, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1980	Junction 4SSW, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	35 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 750 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	546
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1