Weather Records on 12 April 2019

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2019. Highest significance: Ada, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 2019

On 12 April 2019, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 644 daily.
Ada set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 12 April 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 12 April 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hill Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willows Gemfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krivoj_Rog	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 12 April 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 12 April 2019 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

543 broken records

Margins by which the 543 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2019

Top 20 records on 12 April 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2019	Ada, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2019	Hill Springs, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2019	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2019	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2019	Lisbon, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	113 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2019	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2019	Willows Gemfields, AU	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2019	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2019	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Marion, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Gregory, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Roscoe, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Dupree, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Bemidji, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Milford Gm Proving Ground, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	all-time snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2019	Britton, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	54 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2019. 2019 had 685 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

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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 2026-10-17 (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 100	477
100 to 200	56
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1