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Weather Records on 12 July 1918

99 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1918. Highest significance: Daylesford, AU.

Key Facts for 12 July 1918

  • On 12 July 1918, 99 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 98 daily.
  • Daylesford set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 12 July 1918.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

99 stations
Weather records on 12 July 1918 99 station records on 12 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
99 station records on 12 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Woods PointAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
LobethalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
MurtoaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ClunesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TalbotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation24.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WallalooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MortlakeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KingscoteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DunollyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jung JungAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarnagullaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount TorrensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Halls GapAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount ButeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MeadowsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
RunnymedeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
FryerstownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KanivaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MetcalfeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy RoadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount PleasantAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WoodsideAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Brim (Boswell Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

99 records
Records on 12 July 1918 by type Records set or tied on 12 July 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 89. 0255075100Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 89Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 July 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.
Records on 12 July 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall89
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 July 1918 by timescale Records on 12 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 98. 0255075100all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 98all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 98.
Records on 12 July 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily98

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 July 1918 Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 3: 233 to 5: 215 to 8: 218 to 10: 810 to 13: 813 to 15: 315 to 18: 218 to 20: 30 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 July 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 323
3 to 521
5 to 821
8 to 108
10 to 138
13 to 153
15 to 182
18 to 203

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1918
Top 20 records on 12 July 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 July 1918Daylesford, AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)29 years42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1918Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)26 years39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1918Bright Post Office, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)35 years30 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Woods Point, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)32 years30 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Lobethal, AUdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)27 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)4 years28 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Galway, IEdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Murtoa, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Buangor 1, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Clunes, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Maldon (Derby Hill), AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Wartook Post Office, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Avoca (Post Office), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Malmsbury Reservoir, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Talbot, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Stawell, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Smeaton Weir, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Hamilton, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Maryborough, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1918Cavendish (Post Office), AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 years20 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 1918
Records on 07-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 99 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 1918. 1918 had 99 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).