Weather Records on 12 April 1997

3,094 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1997. Highest significance: Morrison, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1997

On 12 April 1997, 3,094 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 1,824 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 330 monthly and 2,760 daily.
Morrison set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 12 April 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 12 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tekamah	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	172.0 cm (67.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lovewell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,094 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 952, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 872, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 313, Deepest snow cover 431.

Records on 12 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	952
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	872
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	313
Deepest snow cover	431

Records on 12 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 330, daily 2,760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,618 broken records

Margins by which the 2,618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1997

Top 20 records on 12 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1997	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Wapello, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Sigourney, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Lyons, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Tekamah, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Onawa 3NW, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Galena, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Denison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	97 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Winterset 4N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Morgan City, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1997	Berezovo, RU	daily rain	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 3,094 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 100	2,419
100 to 200	163
200 to 300	28
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1