Weather Records on 12 July 1943

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1943. Highest significance: Clontarf, CA.

Key Facts for 12 July 1943

On 12 July 1943, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 411 daily.
Clontarf set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 12 July 1943.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 12 July 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 12 July 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1943

Top 20 records on 12 July 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1943	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1943	Porbandar, IN	daily rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Gondal, IN	daily rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Chuda, IN	daily rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Circleville, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Cleveland, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Baloda Bazar, IN	monthly rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Sringeri, IN	all-time rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1943	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1943	Salmon AP, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1943	Blanco, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1943	Navanagar, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1943	Two Buttes, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1943	Beach, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1943	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1943	Junagadh, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	29 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 421 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1943-07-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	315
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1