Weather Records on 12 April 1967

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1967. Highest significance: Seymour 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1967

On 12 April 1967, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 640 daily.
Seymour 3NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.8 mm (4.5 in) on 12 April 1967.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 12 April 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dacoma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rhebokskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 April 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 April 1967 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1967

Top 20 records on 12 April 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1967	Seymour 3NW, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1967	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1967	Barrydale (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1967	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1967	Erick, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1967	Baturite, BR	daily rain	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Ardmore, US	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Claflin, US	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Larned, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Mutual, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Vernon, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Carnaubas, BR	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1967	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	49 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1967. 1967 had 682 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	541
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1