Weather Records on 12 October 1972

412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1972. Highest significance: Simferopol, UA.

Key Facts for 12 October 1972

On 12 October 1972, 412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 411 daily.
Simferopol set a daily record precipitation of 32.1 mm (1.3 in) on 12 October 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

412 stations

412 station records on 12 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gorjacij Kljuc	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

412 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1972

Top 20 records on 12 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1972	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1972	Barrow AP, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Toledo Lorenzana, ES	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Gorjacij Kljuc, RU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Des Moines, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Fazenda Ajudas, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Ruy Barbosa, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1972	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1972	Quatsino, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1972	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1972	Kahuku 912, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1972	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1972	Bernalillo, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1972	Barrinha, BR	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 412 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	768

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	300
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1