Weather Records on 12 July 2011

1,468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2011. Highest significance: Oudenbosch, NL.

Key Facts for 12 July 2011

On 12 July 2011, 1,468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
801 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,400 daily.
Oudenbosch set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 12 July 2011.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,468 stations

1,468 station records on 12 July 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pudasjarvi Sarakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sodankyla Lokka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Andel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eext	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ijsselmuiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Herwijnen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nagele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrnava Temmes	Finland	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plan de Iguala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Savukoski Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Varna	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inari Saariselka Matkailukesku	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gorinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolverine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	45.7 C (114.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vierema Kaarakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utajarvi Sarkijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lapinlahti Lamminkayra	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vaassen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rodkallen_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,468 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 582, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 494.

Records on 12 July 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	582
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	494
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2011 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 43, daily 1,400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,045 broken records

Margins by which the 1,045 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2011

Top 20 records on 12 July 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2011	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 July 2011	Pudasjarvi Sarakyla, FI	all-time rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Sodankyla Lokka, FI	all-time rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Andel, NL	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Purdum, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Eext, NL	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Ijsselmuiden, NL	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Blokzijl, NL	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Hulshorst, NL	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Nijkerk, NL	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Voorthuizen, NL	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Herwijnen_1, NL	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2011	Kapellebrug, NL	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2011	Harderwijk, NL	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2011	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2011	Weesp, NL	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2011	Nagele, NL	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2011	Don Muang, TH	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2011	Tyrnava Temmes, FI	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2011	Ixcatepec, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	56 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2011. 2011 had 1,468 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 2011-07-12: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	881
10 to 20	97
20 to 30	41
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2