Weather Records on 5 April 2012

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2012. Highest significance: Scandia, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 2012

On 5 April 2012, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 726 daily.
Scandia set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 5 April 2012.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 5 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Rocher 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miltonvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Providencia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabligbo	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttle Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2012

Top 20 records on 5 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2012	Scandia, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Caesars Head, US	monthly rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Haddam, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Princeton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Belleville, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Eskridge, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Kingman, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Prairie du Rocher 3 WNW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Longford, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Willows 6 W, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Superior, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Rosalia, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Anderson, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2012	Smola - Moldstad, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 years	40 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

1809 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2012. 2012 had 745 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 2012-04-05: 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 50	555
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1