Weather Records on 9 July 2012

904 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 2012. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 July 2012

On 9 July 2012, 904 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
523 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 876 daily.
Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 9 July 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

904 stations

904 station records on 9 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karvia Alkkia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tlahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Apuro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

904 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 292, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 9 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	292
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 22, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 2012

Top 20 records on 9 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 2012	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2012	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2012	Boulder, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2012	Brookfield, US	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2012	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Belyj, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Giddings 5E, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Greensboro AP, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Kem-Port, RU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Estancia 4N, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Karvia Alkkia, FI	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Hardy, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Elida, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Batesville Lvstk, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Fordyce, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Pavillion, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Zhigansk, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Saint Maries, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2012	Smithfield, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 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

1793 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 904 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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	628
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1