Weather Records on 12 April 1942

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1942. Highest significance: Aurora, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1942

On 12 April 1942, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 190 daily.
Aurora set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 12 April 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 12 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Piute Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1942

Top 20 records on 12 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1942	Aurora, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1942	Kovvur, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1942	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1942	Karad, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1942	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1942	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Yellavaram, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	San Jon, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Miami, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Ottapalam, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Dawson, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1942	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 191 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	128
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1