Weather Records on 12 April 2015

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2015. Highest significance: Akola, IN.

Key Facts for 12 April 2015

On 12 April 2015, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 493 daily.
Akola set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 12 April 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 12 April 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moundou	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tak	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ramgundam	India	Record low maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Paz (City)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record low maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soljanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duluth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record low maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tulun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhahran	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duluth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elat	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Songpan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 April 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 April 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2015

Top 20 records on 12 April 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2015	Akola, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2015	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	115 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Moundou, TD	monthly low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Tak, TH	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Calero Camp, PR	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Mobile, US	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Zharkent, KZ	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Bet Dagan, IL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Noumea Nf, NC	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Chiang Rai, TH	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Adiake, CI	daily low max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Landsort, SE	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Cloquet, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Cordova N, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Ramgundam, IN	daily low max	30.8 C (87.4 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2015	Fairmont, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	36 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 504 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	442
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1