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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
Weather records on 12 October 1919 53 station records on 12 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
53 station records on 12 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 October 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord daily precipitation35.7 mm (1.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation30.9 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HenicheskUkraineRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-4.1 C (24.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-2.7 C (27.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low maximum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-0.4 C (31.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.9 C (35.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.4 C (29.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low maximum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records
Records on 12 October 1919 by type Records set or tied on 12 October 1919 by type: 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. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 26Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 October 1919 by type: 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.
Records on 12 October 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum26
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 12 October 1919 by timescale Records on 12 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 52all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52.
Records on 12 October 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily52

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 October 1919 Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 10: 4110 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 October 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1041
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1919
Top 20 records on 12 October 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 October 1919Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily rain35.7 mm (1.4 in)20.7 mm (0.8 in)16 years46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1919Barkerville, CAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)26 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Nidingen A, SEdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)15.1 mm (0.6 in)1 year30 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Uccle, BEdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)47 years27 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Orskar_A, SEmonthly rain30.9 mm (1.2 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)15 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919White River, CAdaily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)4.3 cm (1.7 in)12 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Milan, ITdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)34 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Henichesk, UAdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Santa Fe, USdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Knysna (Tnk), ZAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Altastenberg, DEdaily low min-4.1 C (24.6 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.2 C (77.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919West Terschelling, NLdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily low min-7.0 C (19.4 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Tranebjerg, DKdaily low min-1.2 C (29.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Altastenberg, DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Gavle, SEdaily low max3.0 C (37.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1919Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low min-4.0 C (24.8 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)16 years13 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
Records on 10-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1919. 1919 had 53 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: 1,1952019: 1,3212020: 6552021: 1,2942022: 4392023: 9042024: 9582025: 6242026: 7101805187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1919. 1919 had 53 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
20181,195
20191,321
2020655
20211,294
2022439
2023904
2024958
2025624
2026710

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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).