Weather Records on 24 April 2012

2,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 2012. Highest significance: Grace, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 2012

On 24 April 2012, 2,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,303 were record highs and 496 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 154 monthly and 1,869 daily.
Grace set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 24 April 2012.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 24 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	70 of 100 (Major)
Milo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sophie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,024 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 746, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 557, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 24 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	746
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	557
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 24 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 154, daily 1,869.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,529 broken records

Margins by which the 1,529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 2012

Top 20 records on 24 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 2012	Grace, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2012	Milo, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2012	Donegal 2 NW, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2012	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2012	Tianjin, CN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2012	Woodland, US	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2012	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Gardiner, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Machias, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Heppner, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Springvale, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Kane 1NNE, US	monthly snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	118 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Belfast, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Anaconda, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	126 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2012	Kileer, RU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	20 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

1799 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2012. 2012 had 2,024 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,489
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2