Weather Records on 12 June 1920

93 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1920. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 12 June 1920

On 12 June 1920, 93 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 89 daily.
Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 12 June 1920.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

93 stations

93 station records on 12 June 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalong Upper 3 Run	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

93 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 12 June 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 89.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

86 broken records

Margins by which the 86 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1920

Top 20 records on 12 June 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1920	Oxford, GB	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Arhangelsk, RU	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	East Toorale (Toorale Station), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Warraweena, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1920	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1920	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1920	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1920	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1920	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1920	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1920	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	26 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

1797 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 93 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 June 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	54
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3