Weather Records on 12 October 1919
53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1919. Highest significance: Wrixum/Fohr, DE.
Key Facts for 12 October 1919
- On 12 October 1919, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 5 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 52 daily.
- Wrixum/Fohr set a daily record precipitation of 35.7 mm (1.4 in) on 12 October 1919.
- Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.
Record Map
53 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrixum/Fohr | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 35.7 mm (1.4 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Barkerville | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nidingen A | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| Uccle | Belgium | Record low minimum temperature | -1.1 C (30.0 F) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orskar_A | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 30.9 mm (1.2 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| White River | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 6.6 cm (2.6 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Milan | Italy | Record low minimum temperature | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Henichesk | Ukraine | Record daily precipitation | 18.2 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Fe | United States | Record daily precipitation | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Knysna (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nordby (Fano) | Denmark | Record daily precipitation | 17.2 mm (0.7 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Altastenberg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -4.1 C (24.6 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hambantota | Sri Lanka | Record high minimum temperature | 25.2 C (77.4 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montgomery Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| West Terschelling | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oestersund-Froesoen | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -7.0 C (19.4 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tranebjerg | Denmark | Record low minimum temperature | -1.2 C (29.8 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Altastenberg | Germany | Record snow depth | 1.0 cm (0.4 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gavle | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 3.0 C (37.4 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Linkoeping-Malmslaett | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -4.0 C (24.8 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vastervik | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -3.0 C (26.6 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stornoway Airport | United Kingdom | Record low maximum temperature | 6.1 C (43.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charleville Post Office | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 37.2 C (99.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Moose Factory | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -6.7 C (19.9 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Arnsberg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -2.7 C (27.1 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wrixum/Fohr | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | 7.5 C (45.5 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jonkoping | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -4.0 C (24.8 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sveg | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -9.5 C (14.9 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nordby (Fano) | Denmark | Record low minimum temperature | -0.4 C (31.3 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sandvig | Denmark | Record low minimum temperature | 2.3 C (36.1 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Magdeburg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wrixum/Fohr | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 1.9 C (35.4 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kristianstad | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -2.5 C (27.5 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boras | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 6.5 C (43.7 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vanersborg | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -3.5 C (25.7 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Skara 1 | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -5.0 C (23.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -10.0 C (14.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Linkoeping-Malmslaett | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 4.0 C (39.2 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Malvern | United States | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cottbus | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -1.5 C (29.3 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlshamn | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 5.5 C (41.9 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Haliburton A | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berlin-Dahlem | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -1.4 C (29.5 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boras | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -7.0 C (19.4 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vinga | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 12.5 mm (0.5 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sonnblick | Austria | Record low minimum temperature | -15.6 C (3.9 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Winnipeg St Johns Coll | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Owen Sound | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -3.9 C (25.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 4.0 C (39.2 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -2.0 C (28.4 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jacksonville Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jacksonville Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 31.7 C (89.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cottbus | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | 8.1 C (46.6 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
53 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 2 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 9 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 26 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 11 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 1 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 52 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
46 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 41 |
| 10 to 20 | 3 |
| 20 to 30 | 1 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
12 October 1919| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 1919 | Wrixum/Fohr, DE | daily rain | 35.7 mm (1.4 in) | 20.7 mm (0.8 in) | 16 years | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| 12 October 1919 | Barkerville, CA | daily rain | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 26 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Nidingen A, SE | daily rain | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 15.1 mm (0.6 in) | 1 year | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Uccle, BE | daily low min | -1.1 C (30.0 F) | 2.0 C (3.6 F) | 47 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Orskar_A, SE | monthly rain | 30.9 mm (1.2 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 15 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | White River, CA | daily snowfall | 6.6 cm (2.6 in) | 4.3 cm (1.7 in) | 12 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Milan, IT | daily low min | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 34 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Henichesk, UA | daily rain | 18.2 mm (0.7 in) | 9.8 mm (0.39 in) | 21 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Santa Fe, US | daily rain | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 26 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Knysna (Tnk), ZA | daily rain | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 28 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Nordby (Fano), DK | daily rain | 17.2 mm (0.7 in) | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 16 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Altastenberg, DE | daily low min | -4.1 C (24.6 F) | 2.5 C (4.5 F) | 31 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Hambantota, LK | daily high min | 25.2 C (77.4 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 38 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Montgomery Wb City, US | daily high min | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 39 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | West Terschelling, NL | daily rain | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 1.4 mm (0.06 in) | 32 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Oestersund-Froesoen, SE | daily low min | -7.0 C (19.4 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 31 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Tranebjerg, DK | daily low min | -1.2 C (29.8 F) | 1.8 C (3.2 F) | 17 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Altastenberg, DE | daily snow depth | 1.0 cm (0.4 in) | 1.0 cm (0.4 in) | 31 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Gavle, SE | daily low max | 3.0 C (37.4 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 31 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1919 | Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE | daily low min | -4.0 C (24.8 F) | 2.5 C (4.5 F) | 16 years | 13 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 1919| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1805 | 2 |
| 1809 | 1 |
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1814 | 3 |
| 1822 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1841 | 1 |
| 1843 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1871 | 3 |
| 1873 | 2 |
| 1875 | 2 |
| 1876 | 5 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1902 | 14 |
| 1903 | 16 |
| 1904 | 30 |
| 1905 | 13 |
| 1906 | 16 |
| 1907 | 10 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 30 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 30 |
| 1913 | 33 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 34 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 53 |
| 1918 | 29 |
| 1919 | 53 |
| 1920 | 79 |
| 1921 | 102 |
| 1922 | 21 |
| 1923 | 200 |
| 1924 | 129 |
| 1925 | 107 |
| 1926 | 201 |
| 1927 | 195 |
| 1928 | 714 |
| 1929 | 165 |
| 1930 | 606 |
| 1931 | 283 |
| 1932 | 398 |
| 1933 | 155 |
| 1934 | 477 |
| 1935 | 209 |
| 1936 | 301 |
| 1937 | 185 |
| 1938 | 470 |
| 1939 | 198 |
| 1940 | 235 |
| 1941 | 226 |
| 1942 | 540 |
| 1943 | 418 |
| 1944 | 274 |
| 1945 | 321 |
| 1946 | 554 |
| 1947 | 358 |
| 1948 | 311 |
| 1949 | 725 |
| 1950 | 594 |
| 1951 | 391 |
| 1952 | 352 |
| 1953 | 252 |
| 1954 | 911 |
| 1955 | 383 |
| 1956 | 899 |
| 1957 | 473 |
| 1958 | 448 |
| 1959 | 501 |
| 1960 | 449 |
| 1961 | 436 |
| 1962 | 971 |
| 1963 | 459 |
| 1964 | 636 |
| 1965 | 157 |
| 1966 | 423 |
| 1967 | 623 |
| 1968 | 443 |
| 1969 | 1,828 |
| 1970 | 763 |
| 1971 | 382 |
| 1972 | 412 |
| 1973 | 673 |
| 1974 | 369 |
| 1975 | 830 |
| 1976 | 582 |
| 1977 | 832 |
| 1978 | 525 |
| 1979 | 898 |
| 1980 | 741 |
| 1981 | 1,201 |
| 1982 | 777 |
| 1983 | 992 |
| 1984 | 636 |
| 1985 | 872 |
| 1986 | 1,510 |
| 1987 | 1,530 |
| 1988 | 1,015 |
| 1989 | 543 |
| 1990 | 1,325 |
| 1991 | 948 |
| 1992 | 865 |
| 1993 | 1,145 |
| 1994 | 934 |
| 1995 | 1,238 |
| 1996 | 816 |
| 1997 | 1,851 |
| 1998 | 741 |
| 1999 | 641 |
| 2000 | 1,095 |
| 2001 | 1,194 |
| 2002 | 1,139 |
| 2003 | 1,043 |
| 2004 | 750 |
| 2005 | 872 |
| 2006 | 1,357 |
| 2007 | 566 |
| 2008 | 1,669 |
| 2009 | 2,300 |
| 2010 | 797 |
| 2011 | 906 |
| 2012 | 921 |
| 2013 | 558 |
| 2014 | 514 |
| 2015 | 964 |
| 2016 | 374 |
| 2017 | 1,068 |
| 2018 | 1,195 |
| 2019 | 1,321 |
| 2020 | 655 |
| 2021 | 1,294 |
| 2022 | 439 |
| 2023 | 904 |
| 2024 | 958 |
| 2025 | 624 |
| 2026 | 710 |
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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.
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