Weather Records on 12 April 1936

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1936. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1936

On 12 April 1936, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 270 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record low minimum temperature of 10.0 C (50.0 F) on 12 April 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 12 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 12 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1936

Top 20 records on 12 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1936	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Port Said, EG	monthly high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Port Said, EG	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Odesa, UA	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Oakland, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.7 C (76.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Kingfisher, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Paris, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Meeker 5 W, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	College STN 6 SW, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Planknek, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1936	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	46 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 277 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 5	187
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	3