Weather Records on 12 April 1968

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1968. Highest significance: Everett, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1968

On 12 April 1968, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 708 daily.
Everett set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 12 April 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 12 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1968

Top 20 records on 12 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1968	Everett, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Falls River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Lethbridge A, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Yakutat AP, US	daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Carway, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Carway, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Holualoa Beach 68, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Beaver Is, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Coupeville 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	monthly low min	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1968	Iowa Falls, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	35 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 717 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	543
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1