Weather Records on 12 April 1955

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1955. Highest significance: Ulysses 3NE, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1955

On 12 April 1955, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 598 daily.
Ulysses 3NE set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 12 April 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 12 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1955

Top 20 records on 12 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1955	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1955	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Jagalur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Saginaw, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Holyoke, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Dalton, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Conconully, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Drain, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1955	Red Rvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	39 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 611 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 100	515
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1