Weather Records on 12 April 2004

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2004. Highest significance: Chain of Lagoons, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 2004

On 12 April 2004, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 930 daily.
Chain of Lagoons set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 12 April 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 12 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halepohaku 111	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston Ag Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Archbold Bio STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marfa 3W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Willow Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seminoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 275, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 12 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	275
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 12 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2004

Top 20 records on 12 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2004	Chain of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2004	Bidgemia, AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2004	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2004	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2004	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Rison, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Toms River, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Honokaa Town 215, US	monthly rain	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Belele, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Zavizan, HR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Farmerville, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Halepohaku 111, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Feodosiia, UA	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	German Town, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2004	Palisade, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	44 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 964 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 20	650
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1