Weather Records on 12 April 2026

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 2026. Highest significance: Mt Hope, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 2026

On 12 April 2026, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 604 daily.
Mt Hope set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 12 April 2026.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 12 April 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Persimmon Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pattonsburg 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Saddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Lakes Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucky Strike	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourne	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilpancingo Ro.	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record high minimum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bucks Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
County Line	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 2026

Top 20 records on 12 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 2026	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 April 2026	Baudette, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2026	Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2026	Albany, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 April 2026	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	116 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Billings, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Tuscola 2NW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Persimmon Gap, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Acton Rch, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Estes Park, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Green Bay, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	125 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Pattonsburg 2S, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Jalapa Ver., MX	all-time high min	24.6 C (76.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Bear Saddle, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Virginia Lakes Ridge, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Sirte, LY	daily high min	22.5 C (72.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026	Elk City 1NE, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2026. 2026 had 622 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	484
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1