Weather Records on 12 October 1935

209 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1935. Highest significance: Port Arthur, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1935

On 12 October 1935, 209 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 206 daily.
Port Arthur set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 12 October 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

209 stations

209 station records on 12 October 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Skardu	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

209 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 12 October 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1935

Top 20 records on 12 October 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1935	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1935	Argyle Downs, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1935	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1935	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1935	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1935	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Southport, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Westcliffe, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Sulur, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Tolmie State School, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Stratford, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Kaithal, IN	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1935	Rajaund, IN	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	33 years	20 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1935. 1935 had 209 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
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.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	159
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1