Weather Records on 12 April 2018

868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2018. Highest significance: Hanzhong, CN.

Key Facts for 12 April 2018

On 12 April 2018, 868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
482 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 845 daily.
Hanzhong set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 12 April 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

868 stations

868 station records on 12 April 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yan An	China	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mosby 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips Bench	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scofield Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vea	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewis Lake Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton-Sherman AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

868 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 12 April 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 12 April 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2018

Top 20 records on 12 April 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2018	Hanzhong, CN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2018	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2018	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2018	Old Faithful, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Yan An, CN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Chester, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Sheep Mtn., US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Mosby 4 ENE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Loa, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	143 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Phillips Bench, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Darby, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AU	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Faribault, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Scofield Dam, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2018	Calaveras Big Trees, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	42 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 868 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2018-04-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 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	661
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3