Weather Records on 25 April 1960

992 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1960. Highest significance: Choteau, US.

Key Facts for 25 April 1960

On 25 April 1960, 992 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 329 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 937 daily.
Choteau set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 25 April 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

992 stations

992 station records on 25 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastrap	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

992 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 25 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 25 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 937.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1960

Top 20 records on 25 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1960	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1960	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Francis, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Great Falls, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Everett, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Quakertown, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Donkerhoek-Rainhill, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Hampton, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1960	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	39 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 992 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 50	716
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1