Weather Records on 12 April 1954

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1954. Highest significance: Ballinger 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1954

On 12 April 1954, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 410 daily.
Ballinger 2 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.7 mm (6.2 in) on 12 April 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 12 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 214.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1954

Top 20 records on 12 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1954	Ballinger 2 NW, US	monthly rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1954	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1954	Queenton, AU	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Cooya Pooya, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Walpa (Danyo), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Goorganga, AU	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Bagalkot, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Spur, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Boodarie, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Putnam, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1954	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	44 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 424 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	334
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1