Weather Records on 12 July 1950

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1950. Highest significance: Pocahontas, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 1950

On 12 July 1950, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 475 daily.
Pocahontas set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 12 July 1950.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 12 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berens River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Radhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 241.

Records on 12 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1950

Top 20 records on 12 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1950	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Berens River, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Rayagada, IN	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Surpura (Nokha), IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Portales, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Thomasville, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Elkhart, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Healy, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Glenwood 3SW, US	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Ahwa, IN	daily rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Trimbak, IN	daily rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Calera, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Greenville, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Decorah, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Prathipadu, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1950	Deesa, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 485 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 1950-07-12: 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 20	328
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1