Weather Records on 7 April 2012

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 2012. Highest significance: San Miguel Ejutla, MX.

Key Facts for 7 April 2012

On 7 April 2012, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 497 daily.
San Miguel Ejutla set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 7 April 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 7 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ahualulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Refugio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rancho Nuevo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Severnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ephraim	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suhana	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 7 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 7 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 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

7 April 2012

Top 20 records on 7 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 2012	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2012	Sakon Nakhon, TH	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2012	Puente Colgante, MX	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Haikou, CN	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Plentywood, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Rio Frio, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Sabinas, MX	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Chester, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Longzhou, CN	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Ahualulco, MX	monthly rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Ola, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Caliente, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Siwa, EG	daily high min	23.8 C (74.8 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Nakhon Phanom, TH	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Meeker, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Tuscola 2NW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2012	Montello 2NE, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 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

1800 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2012. 2012 had 514 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	386
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1