Weather Records on 25 April 1986

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1986. Highest significance: Ai-Petri, UA.

Key Facts for 25 April 1986

On 25 April 1986, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
484 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 988 daily.
Ai-Petri set a daily record precipitation of 51.4 mm (2.0 in) on 25 April 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 25 April 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Diepdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yevpatoriia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyhammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore 23 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karbole	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karaby-Yala	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 25 April 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 25 April 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1986

Top 20 records on 25 April 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1986	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1986	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1986	Yalta, UA	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1986	Spitshoek, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Diepdrift, ZA	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Carnarvon, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Merweville, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Loxton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Yevpatoriia, UA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Britton, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Lakenvlei, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Nyhammar, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Highmore 23 N, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	S Haven, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Karbole, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Chestnut Hill, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1986	Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	42 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,031 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	809
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1