Weather Records on 25 April 1996

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1996. Highest significance: Silver Creek Falls, US.

Key Facts for 25 April 1996

On 25 April 1996, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
597 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 821 daily.
Silver Creek Falls set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 25 April 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 25 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madang W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 366, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 25 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	366
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 25 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1996

Top 20 records on 25 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1996	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1996	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Baudette, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Elk, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Sonora, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Big Falls, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Sierra Blanca 2 E, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Gen. Santos, PH	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Salida, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Blythe, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1996	Perry, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 866 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	650
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1