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Weather Records on 12 July 1906

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1906. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 12 July 1906

  • On 12 July 1906, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 12 July 1906.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 12 July 1906 22 station records on 12 July 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 12 July 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 July 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature5.4 C (41.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature18.7 C (65.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 12 July 1906 by type Records set or tied on 12 July 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 035810Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 July 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 12 July 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 July 1906 by timescale Records on 12 July 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 July 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 20.
Records on 12 July 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 July 1906 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.4. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 61 to 2: 52 to 3: 33 to 4: 14 to 5: 15 to 6: 16 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 July 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 16
1 to 25
2 to 33
3 to 41
4 to 51
5 to 61
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1906
Top 20 records on 12 July 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 July 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)36 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Portland Rfc City, USmonthly high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Sydney, CAdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Armagh, GBdaily low min5.4 C (41.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)6 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max18.7 C (65.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Buffalo, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max13.5 C (56.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Madison Wb City, USdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUmonthly high max (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie4 years3 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1906Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie21 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 1906
Records on 07-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1906. 1906 had 22 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: 7402017: 5862018: 3982019: 5982020: 8752021: 8302022: 5072023: 8392024: 9682025: 5672026: 1,1001796187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1906. 1906 had 22 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
2016740
2017586
2018398
2019598
2020875
2021830
2022507
2023839
2024968
2025567
20261,100

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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 (2026-10-15).