Weather Records on 12 October 2011

906 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2011. Highest significance: Poona, IN.

Key Facts for 12 October 2011

On 12 October 2011, 906 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
439 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 854 daily.
Poona set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 12 October 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

906 stations

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

Weather records on 12 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shirland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grosser Arber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corrinchis II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teocuitatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Yesca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Totuate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tinun	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ursulo Galvan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milpillas de Allende	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huascato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tequila	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

906 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

710 broken records

Margins by which the 710 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2011

Top 20 records on 12 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2011	Poona, IN	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2011	High Pt, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2011	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2011	Isla Aguada, MX	monthly rain	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Shirland, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Grosser Arber, DE	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Ameca, MX	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Perpignan, FR	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Armeria, MX	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Corrinchis II, MX	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Charlottesville Albemarle AP, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Campeche (Dge), MX	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	San Cristobal, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Teocuitatlan, MX	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Valmora, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Tecolotlan (Dge), MX	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	La Yesca, MX	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2011	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	100 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2011. 2011 had 906 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	663
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1