Weather Records on 10 April 2012

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 2012. Highest significance: San Jon, US.

Key Facts for 10 April 2012

On 10 April 2012, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
384 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 842 daily.
San Jon set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 10 April 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 10 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Torrbole_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Antofagasta	Chile	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puuhonua-O-Honaunau 27.4	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samos Airport	Greece	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pajaritos de la Sierra	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaolack	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bondurant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bangassou	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 10 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 10 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 842.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 2012

Top 20 records on 10 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 2012	San Jon, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2012	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2012	Torrbole_D, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Berkeley, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Smola - Moldstad, NO	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Antofagasta, CL	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Aguirre, PR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Sugar City, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Embrun, FR	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Roosevelt Roads, PR	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Paradise, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Maricao Fish Hatchery, PR	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Sunndalsora III, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Laketown, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2012	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	38 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

1793 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 846 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 2026-10-16 (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	715
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1