Weather Records on 12 April 1931

267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1931. Highest significance: Burketown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1931

On 12 April 1931, 267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 264 daily.
Burketown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 12 April 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

267 stations

267 station records on 12 April 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

267 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 57.

Records on 12 April 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 April 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1931

Top 20 records on 12 April 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1931	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1931	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Margherita, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Manitowoc, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Bird Island, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	E Tawas, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	New London, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Healy, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Calumet, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Petoskey, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Mottinger, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1931	Nord Odal, NO	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	23 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 267 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 10	225
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1