Weather Records on 12 April 2011

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2011. Highest significance: Moe Gippsland Water, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 2011

On 12 April 2011, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
556 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 991 daily.
Moe Gippsland Water set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 12 April 2011.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 12 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altona (City Offices)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vermont Transport Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale Necropolis	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hvaler	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie South (Staples Suga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundoora (Latrobe University)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elverum - Fagertun	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordkoster A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 310, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	310
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 991.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2011

Top 20 records on 12 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2011	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Toora, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Halden, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Woodbury, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	142 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Colton 2 N, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2011	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Sarpsborg, NO	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Sandy Hook, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	132 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Stratford, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Mirboo North Water Board, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Russellville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2011	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 1,026 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	753
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1