Weather Records on 12 July 2006

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2006. Highest significance: Kent City 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 2006

On 12 July 2006, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
647 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,002 daily.
Kent City 2 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 162.1 mm (6.4 in) on 12 July 2006.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 12 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec de Los Olivos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nezahualcoyotl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dzana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Solekul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rensselaer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Las Palmas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chervjanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eikemo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 12 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 26, daily 1,002.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2006

Top 20 records on 12 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2006	Kent City 2 SW, US	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	70 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2006	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2006	Stoughton Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2006	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2006	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2006	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Tajshet, RU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Hardwick, US	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Saginaw #3, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Coatepec de Los Olivos, MX	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Goshen 3SW, US	all-time rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Montpelier, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2006	Rochester, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	48 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 1,038 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 2006-07-12: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	741
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1