Weather Records on 12 April 1996

994 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1996. Highest significance: Myrup, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1996

On 12 April 1996, 994 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 334 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 962 daily.
Myrup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 12 April 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

994 stations

994 station records on 12 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Akkuduk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lyonshall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Young River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.5 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

994 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 12 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 12 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 962.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

789 broken records

Margins by which the 789 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1996

Top 20 records on 12 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1996	Myrup, AU	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 April 1996	Howard, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	102 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1996	Dansville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1996	Esperance Downs Research STN, AU	monthly rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1996	Rock Creek, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Southern Cross, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Scaddan West, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Goodman Sanitary Dist, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Circle Valley, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Akkuduk, KZ	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Hillview, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Castores, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Lyonshall, GB	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Young River, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Nambi, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1996	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	48 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 994 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-04-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	746
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1