Weather Records on 12 April 1991

1,484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1991. Highest significance: Glenwood 2WNW, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1991

On 12 April 1991, 1,484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
655 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,450 daily.
Glenwood 2WNW set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 12 April 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,484 stations

1,484 station records on 12 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tooele	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shusha	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barneston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birney	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Megri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,484 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 358, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 144, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 12 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	358
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	144
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 12 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,232 broken records

Margins by which the 1,232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1991

Top 20 records on 12 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1991	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1991	Shreveport, US	all-time rain	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1991	Tooele, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1991	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1991	Shusha, AZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1991	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1991	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Slidell, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Lifton Pumping STN, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Gresham 3W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Beach, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Ph Wainiha 1115, US	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1991	Logrono-Agoncillo, ES	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	49 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 1,484 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 April 1991
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,161
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2