Weather Records on 20 August 2005

1,112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 2005. Highest significance: Urana Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 August 2005

On 20 August 2005, 1,112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
554 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,078 daily.
Urana Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 20 August 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,112 stations

1,112 station records on 20 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbar (Kelsey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace Mackinac Br	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schoondijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanico	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pescados (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,112 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 354.

Records on 20 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 1,078.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 2005

Top 20 records on 20 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 2005	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2005	Sitiawan, MY	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2005	Oberlin, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Paraiso, PR	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Trida (Willandra National Park, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Gunbar (Kelsey), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Mt Vernon, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Oskaloosa 4 NE, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Conargo (Willurah), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Milan, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Los Reyes, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	Flora 5 NW, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2005	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	44 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

1797 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2005. 2005 had 1,112 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 20	749
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1