Weather Records on 12 April 2001

1,369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2001. Highest significance: Grand Meadow, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 2001

On 12 April 2001, 1,369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
737 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,334 daily.
Grand Meadow set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 12 April 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,369 stations

1,369 station records on 12 April 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,369 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 398, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 12 April 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	398
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 12 April 2001 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 31, daily 1,334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,030 broken records

Margins by which the 1,030 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2001

Top 20 records on 12 April 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2001	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2001	Grayling, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2001	Atlanta 5 WNW, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2001	Detour Village, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2001	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2001	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2001	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Lake City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Kalkaska, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Pickstown, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	St Marys 3 W, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	City Creek Wtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2001	Corfu, GR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,369 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 2001-04-12: 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	975
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2