Weather Records on 25 April 1988

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1988. Highest significance: Biskra, DZ.

Key Facts for 25 April 1988

On 25 April 1988, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 706 daily.
Biskra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 25 April 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 25 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	142.0 cm (55.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 25 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 25 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 24, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1988

Top 20 records on 25 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1988	Biskra, DZ	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	78 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 April 1988	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1988	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Prata, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Newell, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Mt Washington, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Cuenca, ES	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Meleiro, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Luverne, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Antonio Prado, BR	daily rain	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Wyola 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Cangucu, BR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1988	Red Owl, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	39 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 736 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-04-25: 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 50	509
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4