Weather Records on 12 April 2006

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2006. Highest significance: Ft Ross, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 2006

On 12 April 2006, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 765 daily.
Ft Ross set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 12 April 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 12 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caransebes	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Markley Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corfield-Manuka St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Solano	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conjuboy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Lynd Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owase	Japan	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jiexiu	China	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufbeuren	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muir Woods	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2006

Top 20 records on 12 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2006	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	105 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2006	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2006	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Orland, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Winters, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Caransebes, RO	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Clearlake 4 SE, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Markley Cove, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Gundare, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Vytegra, RU	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2006	Fairfield, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 796 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 2006-04-12: 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 20	562
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1