Daily records
Page built 2026-10-19
Data as of 2025-12-31
Search
Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Weather Records on 12 October 1897

3 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1897. Highest significance: Cape St George, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1897

  • On 12 October 1897, 3 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Cape St George set a daily record precipitation of 13.0 mm (0.5 in) on 12 October 1897.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

3 stations
Weather records on 12 October 1897 3 station records on 12 October 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
3 station records on 12 October 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 October 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape St GeorgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3 records
Records on 12 October 1897 by type Records set or tied on 12 October 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 October 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 12 October 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 October 1897 by timescale Records on 12 October 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 October 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3.
Records on 12 October 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 October 1897 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 1: 11 to 2: 02 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 October 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 11
1 to 20
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1897
Top 3 records on 12 October 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 October 1897Cape St George, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1897Washington, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1897Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)19 years9 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

1805 to 1897
Records on 10-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1897. 1897 had 3 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 21809: 11810: 11814: 31822: 11839: 11841: 11843: 11850: 11852: 11854: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11867: 11871: 31873: 21875: 21876: 51879: 21881: 21884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 11890: 31891: 11892: 11893: 21894: 21895: 21896: 31897: 31898: 21899: 31900: 21901: 61902: 141903: 161904: 301905: 131906: 161907: 101908: 131909: 301910: 131911: 101912: 301913: 331914: 171915: 341916: 291917: 531918: 291919: 531920: 791921: 1021922: 211923: 2001924: 1291925: 1071926: 2011927: 1951928: 7141929: 1651930: 6061931: 2831932: 3981933: 1551934: 4771935: 2091936: 3011937: 1851938: 4701939: 1981940: 2351941: 2261942: 5401943: 4181944: 2741945: 3211946: 5541947: 3581948: 3111949: 7251950: 5941951: 3911952: 3521953: 2521954: 9111955: 3831956: 8991957: 4731958: 4481959: 5011960: 4491961: 4361962: 9711963: 4591964: 6361965: 1571966: 4231967: 6231968: 4431969: 1,8281970: 7631971: 3821972: 4121973: 6731974: 3691975: 8301976: 5821977: 8321978: 5251979: 8981980: 7411981: 1,2011982: 7771983: 9921984: 6361985: 8721986: 1,5101987: 1,5301988: 1,0151989: 5431990: 1,3251991: 9481992: 8651993: 1,1451994: 9341995: 1,2381996: 8161997: 1,8511998: 7411999: 6412000: 1,0952001: 1,1942002: 1,1392003: 1,0432004: 7502005: 8722006: 1,3572007: 5662008: 1,6692009: 2,3002010: 7972011: 9062012: 9212013: 5582014: 5142015: 9642016: 3742017: 1,0682018: 1,1902019: 1,3112020: 6522021: 1,2912022: 4362023: 9012024: 9582025: 6241805187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1897. 1897 had 3 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-12 in each year
YearRecords
18052
18091
18101
18143
18221
18391
18411
18431
18501
18521
18541
18591
18602
18611
18671
18713
18732
18752
18765
18792
18812
18841
18852
18861
18872
18881
18891
18903
18911
18921
18932
18942
18952
18963
18973
18982
18993
19002
19016
190214
190316
190430
190513
190616
190710
190813
190930
191013
191110
191230
191333
191417
191534
191629
191753
191829
191953
192079
1921102
192221
1923200
1924129
1925107
1926201
1927195
1928714
1929165
1930606
1931283
1932398
1933155
1934477
1935209
1936301
1937185
1938470
1939198
1940235
1941226
1942540
1943418
1944274
1945321
1946554
1947358
1948311
1949725
1950594
1951391
1952352
1953252
1954911
1955383
1956899
1957473
1958448
1959501
1960449
1961436
1962971
1963459
1964636
1965157
1966423
1967623
1968443
19691,828
1970763
1971382
1972412
1973673
1974369
1975830
1976582
1977832
1978525
1979898
1980741
19811,201
1982777
1983992
1984636
1985872
19861,510
19871,530
19881,015
1989543
19901,325
1991948
1992865
19931,145
1994934
19951,238
1996816
19971,851
1998741
1999641
20001,095
20011,194
20021,139
20031,043
2004750
2005872
20061,357
2007566
20081,669
20092,300
2010797
2011906
2012921
2013558
2014514
2015964
2016374
20171,068
20181,190
20191,311
2020652
20211,291
2022436
2023901
2024958
2025624

Download the Data

  • Data for records on 1897-10-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).