Weather Records on 3 April 2012

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2012. Highest significance: Hooker, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 2012

On 3 April 2012, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
718 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,002 daily.
Hooker set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 April 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 3 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 465, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 3 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	465
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 3 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,002.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

767 broken records

Margins by which the 767 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2012

Top 20 records on 3 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2012	Hooker, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2012	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2012	Sunndalsora III, NO	monthly snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2012	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2012	Smola - Moldstad, NO	monthly snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Cimarron, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Vernon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Salamanca Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Sheldon, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Golden, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Pana, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Houston, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Pocahontas, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Versailles, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Ottawa, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Tower 2S, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	42 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

1815 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2012. 2012 had 1,027 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 2012-04-03: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	758
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1