Weather Records on 12 April 1989

1,838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1989. Highest significance: Ardrossan (Winulta), AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1989

On 12 April 1989, 1,838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
728 were record highs and 668 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,812 daily.
Ardrossan (Winulta) set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 12 April 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,838 stations

1,838 station records on 12 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Preolenna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandilands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,838 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 425, Lowest daily minimum 498, Heaviest daily rainfall 421, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	425
Lowest daily minimum	498
Heaviest daily rainfall	421
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,593 broken records

Margins by which the 1,593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1989

Top 20 records on 12 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1989	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1989	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1989	Whyalla (Norrie), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1989	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1989	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1989	Embrun, FR	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1989	Martim Francisco, BR	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Arno Bay, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	monthly rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Mogi-Mirim, BR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Cleve (Pineview), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Wilmot (Back Road), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1989	Sandilands, AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	44 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,838 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 100	1,591
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2