Weather Records on 12 April 1944

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1944. Highest significance: Hillston (Willanthry), AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1944

On 12 April 1944, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 415 daily.
Hillston (Willanthry) set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 12 April 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 12 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hinton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 12 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 12 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1944

Top 20 records on 12 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1944	Hillston (Willanthry), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1944	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Buffalo, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Smithfield, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Helena 1 S, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Hinton 1, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Greensboro, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Iguape, BR	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Pikeville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Enfield, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1944	Welland, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 423 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 50	353
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1