Weather Records on 12 April 1995

1,173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1995. Highest significance: Milan 1NW, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1995

On 12 April 1995, 1,173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 368 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,136 daily.
Milan 1NW set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 12 April 1995.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,173 stations

1,173 station records on 12 April 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gowanda Correctional	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Alvaro da Silveira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cook 18 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cook 18 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potirendaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Central San Francisco	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bady Bassit	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,173 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 196, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 151.

Records on 12 April 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	196
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	151

Records on 12 April 1995 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1995

Top 20 records on 12 April 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1995	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1995	Porcupine 11 N, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Martin, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Britton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Clark, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Gowanda Correctional, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Walker, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Estacao Alvaro da Silveira, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Springview 2NW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Aurora, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Castlewood, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1995	Clark, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 years	46 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,173 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 1995
Margin	Records
0 to 100	881
100 to 200	57
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1