Weather Records on 25 April 1998

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 1998. Highest significance: Content 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 25 April 1998

On 25 April 1998, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 746 daily.
Content 4 NNE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 25 April 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 25 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shirabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shurchi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mosby 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzilam de Bravo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Es Senia	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tepezala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conde	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jasso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 25 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 1998

Top 20 records on 25 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 1998	Content 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1998	Waubay Natl Wild Life, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 April 1998	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Webster, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Shirabad, UZ	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Samarkand, UZ	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Shurchi, UZ	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Dechanabad, UZ	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Oakes, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	De Smet, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Howard, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Butte, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Alexandria, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Mosby 4 ENE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1998	Sioux Falls, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	63 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 777 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 April 1998
Margin	Records
0 to 10	564
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2