Weather Records on 12 October 2010

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2010. Highest significance: Kilcoy Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 2010

On 12 October 2010, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 770 daily.
Kilcoy Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 12 October 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 12 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Danewood Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conondale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kuri Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Whitestone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Range View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Placid Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawnton Colonial Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Townson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palma de Mallorca Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	41.2 C (106.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Qdpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perseverance Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Stanley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2010

Top 20 records on 12 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2010	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2010	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2010	Peachester, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2010	Esengyly, TM	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2010	Danewood Vale, AU	monthly rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2010	Lindfield, AU	daily rain	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Mt Nebo Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Conondale Township, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Somerset Dam, AU	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Kuri Bay, AU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Mt Mee, AU	monthly rain	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	McKenzie Creek, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Gove Airport, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2010	Mt Whitestone, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	50 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2010. 2010 had 797 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	517
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1