Weather Records on 12 April 1958

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1958. Highest significance: Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1958

On 12 April 1958, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 520 daily.
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 12 April 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 12 April 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonoor	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Obar	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 April 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 April 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1958

Top 20 records on 12 April 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1958	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1958	Roy, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1958	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1958	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Navalgund, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Vaughn, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Chacon, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Estancia 4N, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Elandsheuwel, ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Jemez Springs, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Milan, IT	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	152 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Porter 2 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1958	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	47 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 542 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	471
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1