Weather Records on 12 April 2010

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2010. Highest significance: El Cuchillo, MX.

Key Facts for 12 April 2010

On 12 April 2010, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 910 daily.
El Cuchillo set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 12 April 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 12 April 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Los Tomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quiotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Molina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Astatla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtepeji	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Omitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuajimoloyas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apodaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Fiscal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Tejas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Peon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Ocotillal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Essex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aquismon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tanlajas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejocote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Refugio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers Edison Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 April 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 April 2010 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 910.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2010

Top 20 records on 12 April 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2010	El Cuchillo, MX	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2010	Himeji, JP	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2010	Los Tomates, MX	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2010	San Clemente Dam, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Perote, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Lompoc, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Cerro Prieto, MX	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Quiotepec, MX	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Bancroft, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Wien, AT	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Paso de Molina, MX	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Hillview, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Astatla, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Ixtepeji, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Gilroy, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Springs, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2010	Gladstone Radar, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	45 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 935 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 2010-04-12: 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 25	729
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1