Weather Records on 12 April 1946

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1946. Highest significance: Vik I Sogn III, NO.

Key Facts for 12 April 1946

On 12 April 1946, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 333 daily.
Vik I Sogn III set a daily record snow depth of 18.0 cm (7.1 in) on 12 April 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 12 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1946

Top 20 records on 12 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1946	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Darauli, IN	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Basti, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Hasanpur, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Arang, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Gangapur, IN	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Siwan, IN	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Kurud, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Faizabad, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Markapur, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Ambikapur, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1946	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1946	Fernie, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1946	Sunbaras Sr, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1946	Tanda, IN	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	0 years	32 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 347 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	268
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1