Weather Records on 12 April 1970

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 12 April 1970

On 12 April 1970, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 546 daily.
Schierke set a daily record snow depth of 125.0 cm (49.2 in) on 12 April 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 12 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ujuk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	300.0 cm (118.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 12 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 12 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1970

Top 20 records on 12 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1970	Hopewell 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1970	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1970	Schwerin, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1970	Sisseton, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1970	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1970	Mullen 3S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Redfield, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Ainsworth, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Winner, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Hull, GB	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Vivian, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Raymond 3 NE, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Hull, GB	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Geneseo, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1970	Faith, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 years	54 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 568 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 200	453
200 to 400	11
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1
1400 to 1600	1