Weather Records on 12 April 1982

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1982. Highest significance: Quincy, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1982

On 12 April 1982, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 827 daily.
Quincy set a daily record precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 12 April 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 12 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Glen	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sitia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 12 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 12 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1982

Top 20 records on 12 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1982	Quincy, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1982	Coeur D'Alene, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1982	Saint Anthony, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	W Pt, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Bayview Model Basin, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Kellogg, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Foresthill Rs, US	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Lacrosse, US	all-time rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Grand Lac Victoria, CA	daily snowfall	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Wallace, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Cerro Azul, BR	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Nylsvley, ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1982	Glacier Rs, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 852 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	610
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1