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Weather Records on 12 July 1891

3 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1891. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 July 1891

  • On 12 July 1891, 3 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 2 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 12 July 1891.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

3 stations
Weather records on 12 July 1891 3 station records on 12 July 1891 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
3 station records on 12 July 1891 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 July 1891: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.4 mm (2.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
CharlestonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3 records
Records on 12 July 1891 by type Records set or tied on 12 July 1891 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 July 1891 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 12 July 1891 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 July 1891 by timescale Records on 12 July 1891 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 2. 01122all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 2all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 July 1891 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 2.
Records on 12 July 1891 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily2

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 July 1891 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.2. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.5
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 July 1891
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.51

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1891
Top 3 records on 12 July 1891 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 July 1891Melbourne Regional Office, AUall-time rain74.4 mm (2.9 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)13 years28 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1891Charleston, USdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)45 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1891Wien, ATdaily low max (Tie)17.5 C (63.5 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1891
Records on 07-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1891. 1891 had 3 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11816: 11821: 21841: 11847: 21848: 21850: 31851: 11858: 11860: 21866: 11870: 21873: 11874: 21875: 11876: 21879: 11880: 21882: 11886: 41887: 11888: 41889: 11890: 41891: 31892: 21893: 11894: 41895: 71896: 31897: 21898: 11900: 21901: 51902: 21903: 111904: 131905: 281906: 221907: 191908: 461909: 241910: 121911: 931912: 191913: 201914: 571915: 161916: 391917: 1631918: 991919: 561920: 371921: 941922: 421923: 851924: 681925: 2311926: 2721927: 841928: 791929: 1371930: 5611931: 3091932: 3051933: 6091934: 3481935: 3791936: 1,0821937: 3531938: 2571939: 5091940: 6231941: 7961942: 3631943: 4211944: 4461945: 1,1181946: 2341947: 3191948: 3791949: 3571950: 4851951: 7651952: 6801953: 6881954: 9071955: 2631956: 4741957: 3811958: 4341959: 4591960: 4661961: 6061962: 4471963: 4181964: 8981965: 4571966: 6141967: 5021968: 4661969: 7451970: 2981971: 5381972: 7161973: 6331974: 6171975: 1,3211976: 8121977: 3771978: 6351979: 5551980: 9981981: 6451982: 5261983: 9551984: 8711985: 5581986: 1,0151987: 1,1891988: 9611989: 5591990: 1,4891991: 1,0281992: 1,1671993: 1,4431994: 9041995: 1,0701996: 9641997: 8001998: 1,2441999: 1,3972000: 7962001: 8562002: 1,5372003: 9102004: 7992005: 1,0682006: 1,0382007: 7492008: 7192009: 7072010: 1,4502011: 1,4682012: 9792013: 5702014: 4372015: 6182016: 7392017: 5862018: 3952019: 5952020: 8722021: 8272022: 5052023: 8352024: 9692025: 5671796187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1891. 1891 had 3 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-12 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18161
18212
18411
18472
18482
18503
18511
18581
18602
18661
18702
18731
18742
18751
18762
18791
18802
18821
18864
18871
18884
18891
18904
18913
18922
18931
18944
18957
18963
18972
18981
19002
19015
19022
190311
190413
190528
190622
190719
190846
190924
191012
191193
191219
191320
191457
191516
191639
1917163
191899
191956
192037
192194
192242
192385
192468
1925231
1926272
192784
192879
1929137
1930561
1931309
1932305
1933609
1934348
1935379
19361,082
1937353
1938257
1939509
1940623
1941796
1942363
1943421
1944446
19451,118
1946234
1947319
1948379
1949357
1950485
1951765
1952680
1953688
1954907
1955263
1956474
1957381
1958434
1959459
1960466
1961606
1962447
1963418
1964898
1965457
1966614
1967502
1968466
1969745
1970298
1971538
1972716
1973633
1974617
19751,321
1976812
1977377
1978635
1979555
1980998
1981645
1982526
1983955
1984871
1985558
19861,015
19871,189
1988961
1989559
19901,489
19911,028
19921,167
19931,443
1994904
19951,070
1996964
1997800
19981,244
19991,397
2000796
2001856
20021,537
2003910
2004799
20051,068
20061,038
2007749
2008719
2009707
20101,450
20111,468
2012979
2013570
2014437
2015618
2016739
2017586
2018395
2019595
2020872
2021827
2022505
2023835
2024969
2025567

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).