Weather Records on 12 April 1953

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1953. Highest significance: Roma Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1953

On 12 April 1953, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 696 daily.
Roma Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 12 April 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 12 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acacia Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1953

Top 20 records on 12 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1953	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1953	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1953	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Jaguaribe, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Anderleigh, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Bauple, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Gaudan-In-Turkmen, TM	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Theebine, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Dumble, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Lokenburg, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1953	Gympie, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	45 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 707 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 100	594
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1