Weather Records on 12 April 1930

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1930. Highest significance: Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1930

On 12 April 1930, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 629 daily.
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 12 April 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 12 April 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watalunga Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 370, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 April 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	370
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 April 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1930

Top 20 records on 12 April 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1930	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1930	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1930	Owen Sound, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1930	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Athens, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Moncure 3 SE, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Toronto, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Concord, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Johnstown, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1930	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	21 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1930. 1930 had 638 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	525
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1