Weather Records on 12 April 1965

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1965. Highest significance: Gaylord, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1965

On 12 April 1965, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 642 daily.
Gaylord set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 12 April 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 12 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Topper State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (Arthursleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 12 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 12 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1965

Top 20 records on 12 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1965	Gaylord, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Mossoro, BR	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Mora, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Fife Lake 4 SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Lillooet, CA	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Marulan (Arthursleigh), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Crown King, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Crown King, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1965	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	38 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 659 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	496
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1