Weather Records on 12 July 1951

765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1951. Highest significance: Tenali, IN.

Key Facts for 12 July 1951

On 12 July 1951, 765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 386 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 703 daily.
Tenali set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 12 July 1951.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

765 stations

765 station records on 12 July 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	307.8 mm (12.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Voravakal(Varaka)	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgewater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

765 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 303, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 249.

Records on 12 July 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	303
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 60, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1951

Top 20 records on 12 July 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1951	Tenali, IN	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1951	Jaggiayapet, IN	monthly rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1951	Sultan Bazar, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Tadepalligudem, IN	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Hungund, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Bulken, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Lewiston, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	McPherson, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Bidar, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1951	Lingasugur, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	47 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 765 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1951-07-12: 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	538
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1