Weather Records on 12 October 2006

1,357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2006. Highest significance: Lowell, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 2006

On 12 October 2006, 1,357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 509 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,283 daily.
Lowell set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 12 October 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,357 stations

1,357 station records on 12 October 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gaylord	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oxchuc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,357 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 312, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 12 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	312
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 12 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 74, daily 1,283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,050 broken records

Margins by which the 1,050 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2006

Top 20 records on 12 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2006	Lowell, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	109 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2006	Jal, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2006	Big Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2006	Gaylord, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2006	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Lewiston, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Oxchuc, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Durham, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Grand Marais 2 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Franklin, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Buffalo, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Hanover, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Hiram, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	West Buxton 2 NNW, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2006	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	45 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

1805 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2006. 2006 had 1,357 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 20	932
20 to 40	78
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1