Weather Records on 12 April 1992

1,000 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1992. Highest significance: Claremore 2 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1992

On 12 April 1992, 1,000 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 981 daily.
Claremore 2 ENE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 166.6 mm (6.6 in) on 12 April 1992.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,000 stations

1,000 station records on 12 April 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Mendonca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,000 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 12 April 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 12 April 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 981.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1992

Top 20 records on 12 April 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1992	Claremore 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1992	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Errol, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Etwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Old Forge, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Cacequi, BR	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Cachoeira Santa Cecilia, BR	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Represa, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Bennetts Brg, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Boonville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Heber, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1992	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	98 years	43 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 1,000 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 25	729
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1