Weather Records on 25 April 1968

1,011 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1968. Highest significance: Warwick Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 April 1968

On 25 April 1968, 1,011 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 379 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 967 daily.
Warwick Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 25 April 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,011 stations

1,011 station records on 25 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ticonderoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vempalli	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesex	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Mary Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,011 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 244, Heaviest daily rainfall 543, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	244
Heaviest daily rainfall	543
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 44, daily 967.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1968

Top 20 records on 25 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1968	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1968	Liafoss, NO	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1968	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1968	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1968	Plattsburgh AFB, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1968	Spier Falls, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1968	Ticonderoga, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1968	Pinkham Notch, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1968	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Arvi, IN	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Drevja, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Madison, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	South Egremont, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Dannemora, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Whitehall, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Vernon, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1968	Rosevale, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	51 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 1,011 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 25	813
25 to 50	81
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1