Weather Records on 25 April 1950

647 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1950. Highest significance: Pine Rvr Dam, US.

Key Facts for 25 April 1950

On 25 April 1950, 647 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 334 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 618 daily.
Pine Rvr Dam set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 25 April 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

647 stations

647 station records on 25 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

647 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 25 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 25 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1950

Top 20 records on 25 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1950	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1950	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Two Harbors, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Morris 1NW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Quorn, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Wisley, GB	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Morris River, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Peru, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Pokegama Dam, US	all-time snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Leech Lake, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1950	Atikokan Cli, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	41 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 647 records.

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

Records on 04-25 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1796	1
1805	1
1807	1
1808	1
1812	1
1813	1
1817	2
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	7
1856	1
1857	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	2
1867	2
1873	3
1874	4
1875	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	2
1888	3
1889	3
1890	9
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1895	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	2
1901	6
1902	3
1903	29
1904	10
1905	8
1906	20
1907	22
1908	26
1909	47
1910	42
1911	14
1912	16
1913	53
1914	14
1915	82
1916	54
1917	28
1918	136
1919	103
1920	41
1921	83
1922	66
1923	95
1924	142
1925	231
1926	439
1927	175
1928	143
1929	288
1930	280
1931	269
1932	362
1933	133
1934	360
1935	248
1936	175
1937	494
1938	375
1939	371
1940	534
1941	223
1942	644
1943	340
1944	294
1945	638
1946	379
1947	324
1948	599
1949	572
1950	647
1951	370
1952	636
1953	369
1954	767
1955	644
1956	607
1957	442
1958	569
1959	385
1960	992
1961	563
1962	1,116
1963	437
1964	538
1965	526
1966	541
1967	837
1968	1,011
1969	419
1970	462
1971	629
1972	508
1973	434
1974	919
1975	764
1976	561
1977	812
1978	696
1979	622
1980	784
1981	900
1982	628
1983	1,860
1984	874
1985	649
1986	1,031
1987	1,009
1988	736
1989	1,382
1990	1,553
1991	1,003
1992	1,032
1993	862
1994	1,200
1995	1,128
1996	866
1997	1,348
1998	777
1999	986
2000	1,026
2001	1,170
2002	1,194
2003	859
2004	801
2005	1,435
2006	791
2007	1,149
2008	998
2009	1,366
2010	862
2011	1,166
2012	1,676
2013	1,193
2014	469
2015	743
2016	692
2017	705
2018	660
2019	660
2020	477
2021	386
2022	588
2023	540
2024	485
2025	493
2026	581

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	507
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1