Weather Records on 22 April 2012

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 2012. Highest significance: Murotomisaki, JP.

Key Facts for 22 April 2012

On 22 April 2012, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
760 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 1,106 daily.
Murotomisaki set a daily record precipitation of 223.0 mm (8.8 in) on 22 April 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 22 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tidaholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlet	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barstow-Daggett AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexicali (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 498, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	498
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 106, daily 1,106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

936 broken records

Margins by which the 936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 2012

Top 20 records on 22 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 2012	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2012	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	116 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Cheraw, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Lancaster, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Bajandaj, RU	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Bamberg, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Westhampton Gabreski AP, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	128 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Ahuacatlan, MX	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Austin #2, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Nassau Airport New, BS	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Tonopah, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Benton 5 SW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Quartzsite, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Minden, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Woodstock, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2012	Merced, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	44 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 1,212 records.

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

Records on 04-22 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	2
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1888	4
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	1
1898	4
1899	3
1900	4
1901	26
1902	13
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	11
1907	12
1908	14
1909	25
1910	27
1911	29
1912	35
1913	22
1914	79
1915	14
1916	56
1917	29
1918	63
1919	45
1920	55
1921	75
1922	81
1923	119
1924	132
1925	421
1926	148
1927	547
1928	380
1929	194
1930	207
1931	561
1932	266
1933	189
1934	340
1935	298
1936	543
1937	368
1938	243
1939	210
1940	434
1941	287
1942	286
1943	519
1944	565
1945	250
1946	555
1947	552
1948	454
1949	377
1950	584
1951	556
1952	636
1953	384
1954	545
1955	783
1956	249
1957	705
1958	411
1959	412
1960	1,107
1961	492
1962	329
1963	887
1964	1,109
1965	512
1966	534
1967	1,227
1968	870
1969	500
1970	1,048
1971	420
1972	780
1973	850
1974	647
1975	390
1976	363
1977	818
1978	765
1979	430
1980	1,632
1981	959
1982	1,073
1983	938
1984	1,128
1985	1,426
1986	1,381
1987	1,054
1988	971
1989	1,467
1990	815
1991	1,272
1992	1,155
1993	1,327
1994	812
1995	1,129
1996	1,051
1997	975
1998	1,174
1999	941
2000	1,202
2001	1,325
2002	1,406
2003	529
2004	647
2005	666
2006	797
2007	650
2008	844
2009	959
2010	902
2011	1,017
2012	1,212
2013	985
2014	437
2015	529
2016	593
2017	470
2018	688
2019	498
2020	598
2021	1,320
2022	504
2023	539
2024	663
2025	403
2026	727

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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 25	912
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1