Weather Records on 12 April 1990

946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1990. Highest significance: Premer Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1990

On 12 April 1990, 946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 929 daily.
Premer Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 12 April 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

946 stations

946 station records on 12 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alcomunga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iloilo	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yaraka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

946 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 12 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 12 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

737 broken records

Margins by which the 737 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1990

Top 20 records on 12 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1990	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Keurboomsrivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Goonumbla (Avondale), AU	monthly rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Purlewaugh (Byfield), AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Chengshantou, CN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Castelo, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Fundao, BR	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1990	Bakhmaro, GE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	45 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 946 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	730
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1