Weather Records on 8 April 2012

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 2012. Highest significance: Kurnool, IN.

Key Facts for 8 April 2012

On 8 April 2012, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 396 daily.
Kurnool set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 8 April 2012.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 8 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Varna	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Lake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caransebes	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kufra	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kauhava Lentokentta	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vista	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville 22 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Servilleta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duvan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hierro/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bossembele	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juupajoki Hyytiala	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Totolapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Annette AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turpan	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trostberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grants AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zhengzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pilvo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turaif	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 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

8 April 2012

Top 20 records on 8 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2012	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2012	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2012	Sterling City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Varna, BG	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Big Lake 2, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Miercurea Ciuc, RO	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	The Dalles, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Turgaj, KZ	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Cundancito, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Caransebes, RO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Cope Rch, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Sabinas, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Los Gatos, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Frontera Amatenango, MX	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Falcon Dam, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2012	Matagorda #2, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2012	Copainala, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2012	Dzaore, RU	daily low min	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1798 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2012. 2012 had 407 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	926
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	828
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	409

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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 2026-10-14 (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	303
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1