Weather Records on 20 June 2012

1,045 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 2012. Highest significance: Two Harbors, US.

Key Facts for 20 June 2012

On 20 June 2012, 1,045 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
634 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 992 daily.
Two Harbors set an all-time record daily precipitation of 265.4 mm (10.4 in) on 20 June 2012.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,045 stations

1,045 station records on 20 June 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wright 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meiningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isle 12N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg-Burgweinting	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Arroyos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,045 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 376, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 20 June 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	376
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 2012 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 46, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 2012

Top 20 records on 20 June 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 2012	Two Harbors, US	all-time rain	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	72 years	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 June 2012	Cloquet, US	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 June 2012	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 June 2012	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	110 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 June 2012	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 June 2012	Wright 3 E, US	all-time rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 June 2012	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 June 2012	Duluth, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 June 2012	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Bryant, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Albany, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Denmark, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Meiningen, DE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Nikko, JP	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Adelaide (Waite Institute), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2012	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	102 years	52 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

1800 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2012. 2012 had 1,045 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,358
2012	1,045
2013	878
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,351
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,264
2024	783
2025	943
2026	757

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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 20	732
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1