Weather Records on 12 April 1962

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 12 April 1962

On 12 April 1962, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 492 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 140.0 cm (55.1 in) on 12 April 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 12 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chintakunta	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 12 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 12 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 790.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1962

Top 20 records on 12 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1962	Nanded, IN	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Raisen, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Gadsden, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Pipestone, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Digras, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Wowan Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Chaska, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Leura, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1962	Kampli, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	41 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 510 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	429
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1