Weather Records on 10 July 2012

1,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 2012. Highest significance: Victoria Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 10 July 2012

On 10 July 2012, 1,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 957 daily.
Victoria Sugar Mill set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.8 mm (2.9 in) on 10 July 2012.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,015 stations

1,015 station records on 10 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dunk Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Daintree Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Terrones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Bottom STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carta Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brandset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fresvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,015 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 468.

Records on 10 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 56, daily 957.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

805 broken records

Margins by which the 805 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 2012

Top 20 records on 10 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 2012	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	78 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Townsville Aero, AU	monthly rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Innisfail, AU	monthly rain	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Lucinda Township, AU	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	118 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Bemerside, AU	monthly rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Mansfield 4 NW, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Gilberton, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Ayr Dpi Research STN, AU	monthly rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 July 2012	Biboohra, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 2012	Bingil Bay, AU	monthly rain	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 2012	Julatten, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 2012	Tinaroo Falls Dam, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	58 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 1,015 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	858
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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 2026-10-14 (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 20	719
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1