Weather Records on 29 April 2012

951 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2012. Highest significance: Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 2012

On 29 April 2012, 951 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
588 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 167 monthly and 782 daily.
Tweed Heads Golf Club set a daily record precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 29 April 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

951 stations

951 station records on 29 April 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kingscliff (Marine Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon/Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ouessant	France	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shailer Park Oregon Drve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roslavl	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

951 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 April 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 April 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 167, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2012

Top 20 records on 29 April 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2012	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	105 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2012	Ponca City Muni AP, US	all-time rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2012	Brest-Guipavas, FR	monthly rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2012	Warner Glen, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2012	Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Alencon/Valframbert, FR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Biard, FR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	29.6 C (85.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	126 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Subiaco Treatment Plant, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Ouessant, FR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Lebo, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2012	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	43 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 951 records.

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

Records on 04-29 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1806	1
1814	3
1817	1
1833	1
1839	1
1842	1
1851	2
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	6
1875	3
1876	1
1878	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	6
1891	6
1892	5
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	10
1905	5
1906	4
1907	21
1908	12
1909	61
1910	23
1911	28
1912	10
1913	62
1914	34
1915	20
1916	16
1917	41
1918	9
1919	67
1920	57
1921	78
1922	82
1923	109
1924	83
1925	161
1926	373
1927	124
1928	255
1929	104
1930	162
1931	545
1932	126
1933	285
1934	507
1935	455
1936	269
1937	417
1938	322
1939	364
1940	393
1941	344
1942	610
1943	364
1944	334
1945	327
1946	188
1947	384
1948	765
1949	499
1950	834
1951	740
1952	924
1953	494
1954	1,215
1955	672
1956	1,055
1957	530
1958	951
1959	780
1960	274
1961	390
1962	724
1963	720
1964	310
1965	559
1966	569
1967	896
1968	934
1969	492
1970	1,869
1971	387
1972	413
1973	491
1974	825
1975	505
1976	873
1977	723
1978	360
1979	702
1980	654
1981	1,176
1982	547
1983	888
1984	1,162
1985	888
1986	687
1987	1,722
1988	971
1989	863
1990	1,292
1991	1,138
1992	1,885
1993	846
1994	1,580
1995	746
1996	1,217
1997	1,222
1998	972
1999	840
2000	1,156
2001	838
2002	1,166
2003	816
2004	836
2005	1,041
2006	849
2007	1,002
2008	1,370
2009	901
2010	962
2011	631
2012	951
2013	805
2014	902
2015	526
2016	633
2017	1,155
2018	762
2019	653
2020	1,008
2021	790
2022	450
2023	882
2024	585
2025	529
2026	297

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	733
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1