Weather Records on 12 October 1974

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1974. Highest significance: Herington, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 1974

On 12 October 1974, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 367 daily.
Herington set a daily record precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 12 October 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 12 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farnsworth Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regnier	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio de Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 12 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 12 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1974

Top 20 records on 12 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1974	Herington, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Wateranga, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Troy 1 SE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Columbus, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Lamar, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Utuado, PR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Mescalero, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily low max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Caballo Dam, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Las Animas, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1974	Dos Bocas, PR	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1974	Berkeley, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1974	Bailey, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1974	Parker 6 E, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1974	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1974	Bowie, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1974. 1974 had 369 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 100	309
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1