Weather Records on 25 April 2002

1,194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 April 2002. Highest significance: Escanaba, US.

Key Facts for 25 April 2002

On 25 April 2002, 1,194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
639 were record highs and 390 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,120 daily.
Escanaba set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 25 April 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,194 stations

1,194 station records on 25 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,194 records

Records set or tied on 25 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 323, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 310, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 25 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	323
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	310
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 25 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 71, daily 1,120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 April 2002

Top 20 records on 25 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 2002	Escanaba, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 April 2002	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 April 2002	Wasco, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Ft Bayard 4W, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Temascalcingo, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Terang, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Agate 3 E, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Steffenville, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Carthage, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Monterey, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Haverhill, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Rumoi, JP	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Gellibrand River West, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Mattoon, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Minden, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2002	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	41 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 1,194 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	880
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1