Weather Records on 12 April 1961

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1961. Highest significance: Mudhol, IN.

Key Facts for 12 April 1961

On 12 April 1961, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 545 daily.
Mudhol set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 12 April 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 12 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Meter	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mamit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 12 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 12 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1961

Top 20 records on 12 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1961	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1961	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Groenkloof, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Cavan, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Indian Bay, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Korana "Xorana", ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Indian Bay, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Jefferson, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Van Meter, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Cezu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1961	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	37 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 551 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 20	422
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1