Weather Records on 25 April 1987

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1987. Highest significance: Glen Mervyn, AU.

Key Facts for 25 April 1987

On 25 April 1987, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 973 daily.
Glen Mervyn set a daily record precipitation of 44.6 mm (1.8 in) on 25 April 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 25 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ahalcihe	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mogumber Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Varketily	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mimigarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 25 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

839 broken records

Margins by which the 839 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1987

Top 20 records on 25 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1987	Glen Mervyn, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1987	Valkenburg (L), NL	monthly rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1987	Ubachsberg, NL	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1987	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Princeton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Allambie, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Ahalcihe, GE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Mogumber Farm, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Buena Vista, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Lafayette 1 NE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Denham, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Enshi, CN	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Bannister, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Bedford, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	West Swan, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1987	Roelands, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,009 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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Data for records on 1987-04-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	730
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1