Weather Records on 12 April 2023

1,262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2023. Highest significance: Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 2023

On 12 April 2023, 1,262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
890 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,249 daily.
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 12 April 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,262 stations

1,262 station records on 12 April 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Afton	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Verde S.L.P.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bern	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Butte	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder Rearing STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uromiyeh	Iran	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,262 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 493, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 397, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 12 April 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	493
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	397
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 12 April 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 1,249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,052 broken records

Margins by which the 1,052 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2023

Top 20 records on 12 April 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 April 2023	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2023	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2023	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2023	Afton, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2023	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2023	Tiree, GB	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Pineview Dam, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Baggs, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Rio Verde S.L.P., MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Fillmore, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Randolph, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Cygnet Bay, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Schleswig, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2023	Patho West, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	49 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 1,262 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	1,013
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	3