Weather Records on 1 April 2012

1,327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 2012. Highest significance: Penang, FJ.

Key Facts for 1 April 2012

On 1 April 2012, 1,327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,018 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,287 daily.
Penang set an all-time record daily precipitation of 450.4 mm (17.7 in) on 1 April 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,327 stations

1,327 station records on 1 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penang	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	450.4 mm (17.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tan Son Hoa	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hularin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,327 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 601, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 417, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 1 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	601
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	417
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 1 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,031 broken records

Margins by which the 1,031 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 2012

Top 20 records on 1 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 2012	Penang, FJ	all-time rain	450.4 mm (17.7 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2012	Buenavista, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Baldwyn, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Colony, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Steamboat Springs, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Carson, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Steele 4N, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Gillette 3SE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Highmore, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Timber Lake, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Richardton Abbey, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Hardy, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Farmington, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Ft Meade, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2012	Akron 4 E, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	43 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

1803 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2012. 2012 had 1,327 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	893
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	718
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 2012-04-01: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,020
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1