Weather Records on 27 April 2012

1,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 2012. Highest significance: Hugo 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 2012

On 27 April 2012, 1,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
558 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 953 daily.
Hugo 1 NW set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 27 April 2012.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,015 stations

1,015 station records on 27 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hugo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shower Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solway Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,015 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 309, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	309
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 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

27 April 2012

Top 20 records on 27 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 2012	Hugo 1 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2012	Philipsburg Rs, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2012	Kaycee, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Genoa, US	monthly rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Katandra, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Urangan Hibiscus St, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Haigler, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Judith Gap, US	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Cascade 1 NW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Imperial Muni AP, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Karval, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Havre AP ASOS, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Calvinia, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Crystal Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2012	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	126 years	45 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

1795 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 1,015 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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 50	790
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1