Weather Records on 12 April 1924

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1924. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 12 April 1924

On 12 April 1924, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 68 daily.
Kiev set a daily record precipitation of 40.8 mm (1.6 in) on 12 April 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 12 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 12 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1924

Top 20 records on 12 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1924	Kiev, UA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1924	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1924	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1924	Armagh, GB	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Payette, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Columbia, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Uman, UA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Helmond, NL	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1924	Pyramid Hill, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	17 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 69 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1810	1
1812	2
1817	2
1826	1
1831	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	4
1869	5
1871	1
1873	1
1874	5
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1885	2
1889	4
1890	10
1891	3
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	3
1903	10
1904	11
1905	19
1906	24
1907	5
1908	10
1909	16
1910	15
1911	26
1912	48
1913	88
1914	41
1915	125
1916	37
1917	33
1918	40
1919	39
1920	148
1921	34
1922	48
1923	134
1924	69
1925	178
1926	347
1927	179
1928	145
1929	141
1930	638
1931	267
1932	253
1933	551
1934	531
1935	171
1936	277
1937	236
1938	175
1939	1,174
1940	1,407
1941	869
1942	191
1943	614
1944	423
1945	884
1946	347
1947	733
1948	1,496
1949	358
1950	638
1951	1,102
1952	455
1953	707
1954	424
1955	611
1956	382
1957	910
1958	542
1959	513
1960	314
1961	551
1962	510
1963	518
1964	363
1965	659
1966	520
1967	682
1968	717
1969	352
1970	568
1971	587
1972	1,316
1973	903
1974	822
1975	704
1976	1,076
1977	1,069
1978	533
1979	1,096
1980	611
1981	1,068
1982	852
1983	877
1984	671
1985	734
1986	1,350
1987	606
1988	1,369
1989	1,838
1990	946
1991	1,484
1992	1,000
1993	586
1994	1,375
1995	1,173
1996	994
1997	3,094
1998	1,409
1999	873
2000	784
2001	1,369
2002	600
2003	1,079
2004	964
2005	536
2006	796
2007	1,144
2008	1,015
2009	811
2010	935
2011	1,026
2012	666
2013	1,039
2014	597
2015	504
2016	595
2017	519
2018	868
2019	685
2020	1,150
2021	710
2022	1,862
2023	1,262
2024	1,086
2025	1,281
2026	622

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 April 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	43
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1