Weather Records on 25 April 1979

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1979. Highest significance: Ft Lauderdale, US.

Key Facts for 25 April 1979

On 25 April 1979, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 597 daily.
Ft Lauderdale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 370.6 mm (14.6 in) on 25 April 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 25 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	370.6 mm (14.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	416.3 mm (16.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	377.2 mm (14.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mirandela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riachao Do Banabuiu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	386.1 cm (152.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Finke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1979

Top 20 records on 25 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1979	Ft Lauderdale, US	all-time rain	370.6 mm (14.6 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1979	Hialeah, US	all-time rain	416.3 mm (16.4 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1979	Miami Intl AP, US	all-time rain	377.2 mm (14.9 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1979	Pompano Beach, US	monthly rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1979	Royal Palm Rs, US	monthly rain	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Homestead Exp STN, US	monthly rain	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Mirandela, BR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Storbron, SE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Morpara, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Palmares, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Pombal, BR	daily rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Uniao, BR	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Naples, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1979	Welland, CA	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	99 years	40 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 622 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 200	521
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1