Weather Records on 12 July 2001

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2001. Highest significance: Tathra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 July 2001

On 12 July 2001, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 840 daily.
Tathra Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 54.8 mm (2.2 in) on 12 July 2001.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 12 July 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa del Marques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo (Wandella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pico del Este	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Summit Reed Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weeki Wachee	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Tlaixpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pico del Este	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weeki Wachee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 12 July 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2001

Top 20 records on 12 July 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2001	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Hart Mtn Refuge, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Sankt Peter-Ording, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Marysville, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Stover, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Greenview, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Jalapa del Marques, MX	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Osceola, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Mathoura State Forest, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Horton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	N Stratford, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Everglades, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2001	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 856 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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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).