Weather Records on 12 April 2002

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2002. Highest significance: Eucla, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 2002

On 12 April 2002, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 587 daily.
Eucla set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 12 April 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 12 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mandalgobi	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Chiapas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Despoblado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Truchas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCarran Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Margaritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2002

Top 20 records on 12 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2002	Eucla, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2002	Mandalgobi, MN	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Dixie, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Hartley 4 ESE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Keflavik, IS	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Suaqui Grande (Smn), MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Skagway, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Flora 5 NW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Escalante, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Zuara, LY	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Mulege, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Chippewa Lake, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Hohenwald, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Anacortes, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2002	Cle Elum, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 600 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	443
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1