Weather Records on 12 April 2000

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2000. Highest significance: Mount Lyndhurst, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 2000

On 12 April 2000, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 760 daily.
Mount Lyndhurst set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.6 mm (1.9 in) on 12 April 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 12 April 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora (Barunga North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Las Rusias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Monolon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethania	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Moondah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moothandella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 12 April 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 12 April 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2000

Top 20 records on 12 April 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2000	Mount Lyndhurst, AU	monthly rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2000	Marree (Farina), AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2000	En Nahud, SD	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2000	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2000	Coulta, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	114 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Whynot Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Point Pass, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Miri, MY	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Mundoora (Barunga North), AU	monthly rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Sutherlands, AU	monthly rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Comanche, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	McGregor, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Waikerie, AU	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	San Jose de Las Rusias, MX	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Chon Buri, TH	all-time rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2000	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	105 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 784 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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Data for records on 2000-04-12: 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	579
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1