Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025
Start: 2025-04-09
End: 2025-04-14
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025: 141 records at 129 stations, peak on 12 April 2025. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025 set or tied 141 station records at 129 stations.
It ran from 9 April 2025 to 14 April 2025 (6 days) and its peak day was 12 April 2025.
Status: closed.
Mocksville 5SE set a daily record low maximum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 13 April 2025.
The busiest day was 12 April 2025 with 59 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

9 to 14 April 2025

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mocksville 5SE	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2025-04-13
Storrs	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2025-04-13
Mt Sterling	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2025-04-12
Norton W	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2025-04-13
Maysville Wwtp	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2025-04-12
Xenia 6 SSE	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2025-04-12
Sines Deep Creek	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2025-04-10
Charlotteburg Rsvr	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2025-04-13
Delhi 2 SE	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2025-04-09
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2025-04-09
Morrisville 6 SW	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2025-04-09
Middleton	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2025-04-13
Canoe Brook	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2025-04-13
Akron Fulton Intl AP	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2025-04-11
New Lexington 2 NW	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2025-04-12
Lumberton Rgnl AP	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2025-04-12
Danville Rgnl AP	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	2025-04-13
Bridgehampton	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2025-04-13
Grandfather Mtn	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2025-04-13
Morehead City 2 WNW	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2025-04-13

Records per Day

Peak day 59

Records set or tied each day from 9 April 2025 to 14 April 2025. The most in one day was 59 on 12 April 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025 ranked by margin
Middleton, 04-13	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Delhi 2 SE, 04-09	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Morehead City 2 WNW, 04-13	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Morrisville 6 SW, 04-09	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Grandfather Mtn, 04-13	2.3 C (4.1 F)
New Lexington 2 NW, 04-12	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Lumberton Rgnl AP, 04-12	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Akron Fulton Intl AP, 04-11	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Mocksville 5SE, 04-13	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Canoe Brook, 04-13	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Maysville Wwtp, 04-12	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld, 04-09	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Storrs, 04-13	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Norton W, 04-13	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Xenia 6 SSE, 04-12	0.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

141 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.6	124
0.6	107
0.5	124
0.6	96
1.1	91
0.6	91
0.6	87
0.6	84
2.8	68
1.1	75
3.4	60
2.7	67
1.6	70
2.2	67
0.5	79
2.2	68
2.2	72
0.6	68
2.3	64
2.8	52
1.1	72
1.1	63
1.1	68
1.1	67
0.5	67
2.3	66
1.6	66
2.2	63
0.5	72
1.7	64
0.6	68
1.7	66
1.1	64
1.6	51
0.6	66
1.1	48
2.8	50
0.5	51
0.5	59
1.7	48
0.6	59
2.2	52
1.1	59
1.1	50
2.3	48
1.6	48
2.2	48
0.6	50
1.7	40
0.5	52
1.0	52
0.6	52
0.5	36
0.6	48
1.7	48
0.6	52
0.5	48
1.1	52
0.5	48
0.6	48
0.6	35
0.6	50
1.1	48
0.5	48
1.1	48
0.6	48
3.8	35
1.1	48
0.5	48
0.6	35
1.6	40
1.0	28
2.8	28
1.6	26
0.6	36
1.7	28
0.6	20
1.7	36
2.2	36
0.5	28
2.2	27
2.8	20
1.7	18
0.5	20
2.3	18
2.2	28
1.1	20
1.1	35
5.0	12
2.8	26
0.5	36
0.6	20
1.1	16
1.2	28
3.3	18
1.1	28
1.1	31
1.1	18
0.6	18
0.6	18
1.1	18
0.6	28
1.1	20
0.6	18
1.6	18
0.5	27
1.6	26
1.7	20
2.3	20
1.1	26
0.6	23
2.7	12
1.7	7
1.7	12
1.7	12
0.5	28
3.3	12
0.5	27
2.2	12
0.5	24
1.1	12
1.1	12
1.1	18
1.1	20
1.1	18
2.3	12
1.1	20
0.5	20
0.6	18
0.6	18
0.6	16
2.2	8
1.6	14
2.8	2
1.7	12
1.1	12
1.1	12
2.2	4
0.5	4
1.6	0
0.5	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025 (this event)	141 records

Every Record Set

20 of 141

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 9 to 14 April 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-04-09	Delhi 2 SE	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-09	Aberdeen Phillips Fld	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-09	Morrisville 6 SW	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	67	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-10	Sines Deep Creek	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87	36 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-11	Akron Fulton Intl AP	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72	31 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-12	Mt Sterling	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	124	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-12	Maysville Wwtp	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91	38 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-12	Xenia 6 SSE	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91	37 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-12	New Lexington 2 NW	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67	31 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-12	Lumberton Rgnl AP	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68	31 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-13	Mocksville 5SE	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	124	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-13	Storrs	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-13	Norton W	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96	39 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-13	Charlotteburg Rsvr	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-13	Middleton	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-13	Canoe Brook	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-13	Danville Rgnl AP	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79	31 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-13	Bridgehampton	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68	30 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-13	Grandfather Mtn	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64	30 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-13	Morehead City 2 WNW	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52	30 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 141 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.6	124
0.6	107
0.5	124
0.6	96
1.1	91
0.6	91
0.6	87
0.6	84
2.8	68
1.1	75
3.4	60
2.7	67
1.6	70
2.2	67
0.5	79
2.2	68
2.2	72
0.6	68
2.3	64
2.8	52
1.1	72
1.1	63
1.1	68
1.1	67
0.5	67
2.3	66
1.6	66
2.2	63
0.5	72
1.7	64
0.6	68
1.7	66
1.1	64
1.6	51
0.6	66
1.1	48
2.8	50
0.5	51
0.5	59
1.7	48
0.6	59
2.2	52
1.1	59
1.1	50
2.3	48
1.6	48
2.2	48
0.6	50
1.7	40
0.5	52
1.0	52
0.6	52
0.5	36
0.6	48
1.7	48
0.6	52
0.5	48
1.1	52
0.5	48
0.6	48
0.6	35
0.6	50
1.1	48
0.5	48
1.1	48
0.6	48
3.8	35
1.1	48
0.5	48
0.6	35
1.6	40
1.0	28
2.8	28
1.6	26
0.6	36
1.7	28
0.6	20
1.7	36
2.2	36
0.5	28
2.2	27
2.8	20
1.7	18
0.5	20
2.3	18
2.2	28
1.1	20
1.1	35
5.0	12
2.8	26
0.5	36
0.6	20
1.1	16
1.2	28
3.3	18
1.1	28
1.1	31
1.1	18
0.6	18
0.6	18
1.1	18
0.6	28
1.1	20
0.6	18
1.6	18
0.5	27
1.6	26
1.7	20
2.3	20
1.1	26
0.6	23
2.7	12
1.7	7
1.7	12
1.7	12
0.5	28
3.3	12
0.5	27
2.2	12
0.5	24
1.1	12
1.1	12
1.1	18
1.1	20
1.1	18
2.3	12
1.1	20
0.5	20
0.6	18
0.6	18
0.6	16
2.2	8
1.6	14
2.8	2
1.7	12
1.1	12
1.1	12
2.2	4
0.5	4
1.6	0
0.5	8

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.6	124
0.6	107
0.5	124
0.6	96
1.1	91
0.6	91
0.6	87
0.6	84
2.8	68
1.1	75
3.4	60
2.7	67
1.6	70
2.2	67
0.5	79
2.2	68
2.2	72
0.6	68
2.3	64
2.8	52
1.1	72
1.1	63
1.1	68
1.1	67
0.5	67
2.3	66
1.6	66
2.2	63
0.5	72
1.7	64
0.6	68
1.7	66
1.1	64
1.6	51
0.6	66
1.1	48
2.8	50
0.5	51
0.5	59
1.7	48
0.6	59
2.2	52
1.1	59
1.1	50
2.3	48
1.6	48
2.2	48
0.6	50
1.7	40
0.5	52
1.0	52
0.6	52
0.5	36
0.6	48
1.7	48
0.6	52
0.5	48
1.1	52
0.5	48
0.6	48
0.6	35
0.6	50
1.1	48
0.5	48
1.1	48
0.6	48
3.8	35
1.1	48
0.5	48
0.6	35
1.6	40
1.0	28
2.8	28
1.6	26
0.6	36
1.7	28
0.6	20
1.7	36
2.2	36
0.5	28
2.2	27
2.8	20
1.7	18
0.5	20
2.3	18
2.2	28
1.1	20
1.1	35
5.0	12
2.8	26
0.5	36
0.6	20
1.1	16
1.2	28
3.3	18
1.1	28
1.1	31
1.1	18
0.6	18
0.6	18
1.1	18
0.6	28
1.1	20
0.6	18
1.6	18
0.5	27
1.6	26
1.7	20
2.3	20
1.1	26
0.6	23
2.7	12
1.7	7
1.7	12
1.7	12
0.5	28
3.3	12
0.5	27
2.2	12
0.5	24
1.1	12
1.1	12
1.1	18
1.1	20
1.1	18
2.3	12
1.1	20
0.5	20
0.6	18
0.6	18
0.6	16
2.2	8
1.6	14
2.8	2
1.7	12
1.1	12
1.1	12
2.2	4
0.5	4
1.6	0
0.5	8