Weather Records on 25 April 1972

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1972. Highest significance: Lamar, US.

Key Facts for 25 April 1972

On 25 April 1972, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 497 daily.
Lamar set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 25 April 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 25 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doncaster	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 25 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 25 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1972

Top 20 records on 25 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1972	Lamar, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1972	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1972	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Aunet, NO	monthly rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Doncaster, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Homer AP, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Catingueira (Juca), BR	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Torrevieja, ES	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1972	Mitcham, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1972	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1972	Vinnytsia, UA	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1972	Turgaj, KZ	daily high max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	71 years	31 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 508 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	404
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	3