Weather Records on 12 October 1950

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1950. Highest significance: Romsey, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1950

On 12 October 1950, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 562 daily.
Romsey set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 12 October 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

594 stations

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

Weather records on 12 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon (Burncranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 12 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1950

Top 20 records on 12 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1950	Romsey, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1950	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1950	Essendon 1, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Purwa, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Werrina, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Yarra River (Yarra Glen), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Burnley, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Tiruppuvanam, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Seven Oaks, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Oak City, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Holmleigh, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1950	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	27 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1950. 1950 had 594 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 10	452
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1