Weather Records on 12 April 2020

1,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2020. Highest significance: Holton, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 2020

On 12 April 2020, 1,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 478 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,125 daily.
Holton set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 12 April 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,150 stations

1,150 station records on 12 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hafsas	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paiko Drive 723.4	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,150 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 12 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 12 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,026 broken records

Margins by which the 1,026 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2020

Top 20 records on 12 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2020	Holton, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2020	Franklin, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	143 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2020	Rairden 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2020	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	142 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Hafsas, NO	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Penza, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Tellico Plains, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Biddle, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Chester, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Choteau, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Gatesville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Primghar, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Adel, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Kingsport, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Langebaan, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2020	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 1,150 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 20	926
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	19
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	8
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1