Weather Records on 12 April 2012

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2012. Highest significance: Highwood 7 NE, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 2012

On 12 April 2012, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 659 daily.
Highwood 7 NE set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 12 April 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 12 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Bay Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
In-Amenas	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onahama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 12 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 12 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 659.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2012

Top 20 records on 12 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2012	Highwood 7 NE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2012	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Galata 16 SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Alpine, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Busby, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Republic, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Annex Creek, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Mt Shasta, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Paonia 1SW, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Thermopolis, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Barguzin, RU	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Hartley 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Richfield, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Old Faithful, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	Frontera Amatenango, MX	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2012	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 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 666 records.

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

Records on 04-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1810	1
1812	2
1817	2
1826	1
1831	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	4
1869	5
1871	1
1873	1
1874	5
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1885	2
1889	4
1890	10
1891	3
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	3
1903	10
1904	11
1905	19
1906	24
1907	5
1908	10
1909	16
1910	15
1911	26
1912	48
1913	88
1914	41
1915	125
1916	37
1917	33
1918	40
1919	39
1920	148
1921	34
1922	48
1923	134
1924	69
1925	178
1926	347
1927	179
1928	145
1929	141
1930	638
1931	267
1932	253
1933	551
1934	531
1935	171
1936	277
1937	236
1938	175
1939	1,174
1940	1,407
1941	869
1942	191
1943	614
1944	423
1945	884
1946	347
1947	733
1948	1,496
1949	358
1950	638
1951	1,102
1952	455
1953	707
1954	424
1955	611
1956	382
1957	910
1958	542
1959	513
1960	314
1961	551
1962	510
1963	518
1964	363
1965	659
1966	520
1967	682
1968	717
1969	352
1970	568
1971	587
1972	1,316
1973	903
1974	822
1975	704
1976	1,076
1977	1,069
1978	533
1979	1,096
1980	611
1981	1,068
1982	852
1983	877
1984	671
1985	734
1986	1,350
1987	606
1988	1,369
1989	1,838
1990	946
1991	1,484
1992	1,000
1993	586
1994	1,375
1995	1,173
1996	994
1997	3,094
1998	1,409
1999	873
2000	784
2001	1,369
2002	600
2003	1,079
2004	964
2005	536
2006	796
2007	1,144
2008	1,015
2009	811
2010	935
2011	1,026
2012	666
2013	1,039
2014	597
2015	504
2016	595
2017	519
2018	868
2019	685
2020	1,150
2021	710
2022	1,862
2023	1,262
2024	1,086
2025	1,281
2026	622

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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 20	485
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3