Weather Records on 12 April 2003

1,079 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2003. Highest significance: Caniambo, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 2003

On 12 April 2003, 1,079 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,055 daily.
Caniambo set a daily record precipitation of 52.4 mm (2.1 in) on 12 April 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,079 stations

1,079 station records on 12 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sektagli	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swanpool (Tiree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roleystone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Togari (Renison Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leschenaultia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Rose	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gosnells City	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima South (Lake Nillahcootie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,079 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 420, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	420
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 1,055.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2003

Top 20 records on 12 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2003	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2003	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2003	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2003	Sektagli, RU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2003	Bonnie Doon Garage, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2003	Los Gatos, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Tongala, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Edith Creek, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Hyannis, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Redpa (Greenes Road), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Myrrhee (Joelyn), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Susanville 2SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	South Forest (Plummers Road), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Brockton, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Swanpool (Tiree), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	49 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,079 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 10	725
10 to 20	100
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1