Weather Records on 12 October 1945

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1945. Highest significance: Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR.

Key Facts for 12 October 1945

On 12 October 1945, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 319 daily.
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe) set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 12 October 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 12 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Naches Heights	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Govindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1945

Top 20 records on 12 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1945	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1945	Chittur, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1945	Kheri, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1945	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1945	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Chita, RU	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Coimbra, PT	monthly high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Arcadia, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Morro Do Chapeu, BR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Andarai, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Bisalpur, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Armstrong, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Kilpuri, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Naches Heights, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Faridpur, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Khutar, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1945	Narrogin, AU	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	31 years	22 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1945. 1945 had 321 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	252
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1