Weather Records on 25 April 1955

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1955. Highest significance: Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 April 1955

On 25 April 1955, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 638 daily.
Mqanduli (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 55.5 mm (2.2 in) on 25 April 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 25 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 25 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 25 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1955

Top 20 records on 25 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1955	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1955	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Strelley, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Paisley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1955	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1955	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1955	Tweedraai, ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 644 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	525
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1