Weather Records on 12 July 2009

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2009. Highest significance: Mole Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 12 July 2009

On 12 July 2009, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 675 daily.
Mole Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.6 mm (4.9 in) on 12 July 2009.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 12 July 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parkham (Avenue Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Birralee Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanya	China	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmann Forest	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eppalock Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Angostura	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Swg Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Molino	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harcourt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poatina (Billopp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 12 July 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2009

Top 20 records on 12 July 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2009	Mole Creek, AU	monthly rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2009	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2009	Talbot (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2009	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Sao Paulo (Aeroport, BR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Waverly, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Morrl Morrl (Valley View), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Yolla (Sea View), AU	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Sunbury, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Parkham (Avenue Road), AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Craiova, RO	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Navarre, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Westbury (Birralee Road), AU	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Barkly, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Avoca, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	East Sassafras (Elphin Grove), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Sanya, CN	daily low max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	52 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

1796 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 707 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2009-07-12: 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 10	410
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2