Weather Records on 1 January 2012

1,216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2012. Highest significance: Badgebup, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 2012

On 1 January 2012, 1,216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
798 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,182 daily.
Badgebup set a daily record precipitation of 65.6 mm (2.6 in) on 1 January 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,216 stations

1,216 station records on 1 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Emden-Wolthusen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zeerijp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Laguna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skrins	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zandvoort	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nijbeets	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bergumerdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,216 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 520, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	520
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,023 broken records

Margins by which the 1,023 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2012

Top 20 records on 1 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2012	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2012	Emden-Wolthusen, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2012	Biervliet, NL	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2012	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Bannister, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Culford, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Zeerijp, NL	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Zaandijk, NL	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Eernewoude, NL	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Ezumazijl, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	La Laguna, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Trang, TH	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Eenrum, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Krabbendijke, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Kreileroord, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Skegness, GB	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Anna Paulowna, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2012	Skrins, NL	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 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

1798 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2012. 2012 had 1,216 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	810
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	590
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	849

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Data for records on 2012-01-01: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,008
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1