Weather Records on 6 July 2012

1,398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 2012. Highest significance: Jabalpur, IN.

Key Facts for 6 July 2012

On 6 July 2012, 1,398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,019 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,309 daily.
Jabalpur set a daily record precipitation of 197.1 mm (7.8 in) on 6 July 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,398 stations

1,398 station records on 6 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laane-Nigula	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sahara Rec Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
University Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niwot	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slapton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanguj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camborne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clure Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,398 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 566, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 453, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 6 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	566
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	453
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 51, daily 1,309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,021 broken records

Margins by which the 1,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 2012

Top 20 records on 6 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2012	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	93 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2012	Napoleon, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2012	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2012	Lemmon, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Laane-Nigula, EE	all-time rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Little Sahara Rec Area, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	University Camp, US	all-time rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Incheon, KR	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Plymouth: Mountbatten, GB	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Niwot, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Carson, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Pakri, EE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Geneseo, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Mt Vernon, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Allerton, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2012	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	47 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

1793 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 1,398 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 2012-07-06: 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 2026-10-13 (13 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	990
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2