Weather Records on 12 July 2000

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2000. Highest significance: Taos, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 2000

On 12 July 2000, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 756 daily.
Taos set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 12 July 2000.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 12 July 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perevoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndevad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Billings 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wiad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vastvalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antalya	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solleftea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 12 July 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2000 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 33, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2000

Top 20 records on 12 July 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2000	Taos, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 July 2000	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	all-time rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2000	Hoburg, SE	monthly rain	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2000	Hvar, HR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	117 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2000	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2000	Ozark, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Hemse, SE	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Perevoz, RU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Hyndevad, SE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Oldfield, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Zhytomyr, UA	all-time high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	San Marcos, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Oxelosund, SE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Billings 1SW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Sirte, LY	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Springfield 7 WSW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2000	Brunswick, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	42 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 796 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 2000-07-12: 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	498
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2