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Weather Records on 12 April 1889

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1889. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 April 1889

  • On 12 April 1889, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 12 April 1889.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 12 April 1889 4 station records on 12 April 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 12 April 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 April 1889: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
CharlestonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 12 April 1889 by type Records set or tied on 12 April 1889 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 April 1889 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 12 April 1889 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 April 1889 by timescale Records on 12 April 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 April 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 12 April 1889 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 April 1889 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.2. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 April 1889
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1889
Top 4 records on 12 April 1889 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 April 1889Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)35 years46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1889Orebro, SEdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1889Charleston, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1889Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1889
Records on 04-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1889. 1889 had 4 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 11805: 11810: 11812: 21817: 21826: 11831: 11845: 11850: 11854: 11865: 21866: 21868: 41869: 51871: 11873: 11874: 51876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 41881: 11882: 11885: 21889: 41890: 101891: 31892: 21893: 41894: 11895: 11896: 11897: 41898: 41899: 51900: 61901: 51902: 31903: 101904: 111905: 191906: 241907: 51908: 101909: 161910: 151911: 261912: 481913: 881914: 411915: 1251916: 371917: 331918: 401919: 391920: 1481921: 341922: 481923: 1341924: 691925: 1781926: 3471927: 1791928: 1451929: 1411930: 6381931: 2671932: 2531933: 5511934: 5311935: 1711936: 2771937: 2361938: 1751939: 1,1741940: 1,4071941: 8691942: 1911943: 6141944: 4231945: 8841946: 3471947: 7331948: 1,4961949: 3581950: 6381951: 1,1021952: 4551953: 7071954: 4241955: 6111956: 3821957: 9101958: 5421959: 5131960: 3141961: 5511962: 5101963: 5181964: 3631965: 6591966: 5201967: 6821968: 7171969: 3521970: 5681971: 5871972: 1,3161973: 9031974: 8221975: 7041976: 1,0761977: 1,0691978: 5331979: 1,0961980: 6111981: 1,0681982: 8521983: 8771984: 6711985: 7341986: 1,3501987: 6061988: 1,3691989: 1,8381990: 9461991: 1,4841992: 1,0001993: 5861994: 1,3751995: 1,1731996: 9941997: 3,0941998: 1,4091999: 8732000: 7842001: 1,3692002: 6002003: 1,0792004: 9642005: 5362006: 7962007: 1,1442008: 1,0152009: 8112010: 9352011: 1,0262012: 6662013: 1,0392014: 5972015: 5042016: 5952017: 5192018: 8632019: 6852020: 1,1432021: 7092022: 1,8582023: 1,2602024: 1,0872025: 1,2821793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1889. 1889 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-12 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18051
18101
18122
18172
18261
18311
18451
18501
18541
18652
18662
18684
18695
18711
18731
18745
18762
18771
18781
18794
18811
18821
18852
18894
189010
18913
18922
18934
18941
18951
18961
18974
18984
18995
19006
19015
19023
190310
190411
190519
190624
19075
190810
190916
191015
191126
191248
191388
191441
1915125
191637
191733
191840
191939
1920148
192134
192248
1923134
192469
1925178
1926347
1927179
1928145
1929141
1930638
1931267
1932253
1933551
1934531
1935171
1936277
1937236
1938175
19391,174
19401,407
1941869
1942191
1943614
1944423
1945884
1946347
1947733
19481,496
1949358
1950638
19511,102
1952455
1953707
1954424
1955611
1956382
1957910
1958542
1959513
1960314
1961551
1962510
1963518
1964363
1965659
1966520
1967682
1968717
1969352
1970568
1971587
19721,316
1973903
1974822
1975704
19761,076
19771,069
1978533
19791,096
1980611
19811,068
1982852
1983877
1984671
1985734
19861,350
1987606
19881,369
19891,838
1990946
19911,484
19921,000
1993586
19941,375
19951,173
1996994
19973,094
19981,409
1999873
2000784
20011,369
2002600
20031,079
2004964
2005536
2006796
20071,144
20081,015
2009811
2010935
20111,026
2012666
20131,039
2014597
2015504
2016595
2017519
2018863
2019685
20201,143
2021709
20221,858
20231,260
20241,087
20251,282

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).