Weather Records on 20 July 2012

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2012. Highest significance: Bay Springs, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 2012

On 20 July 2012, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
470 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 798 daily.
Bay Springs set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 20 July 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

817 stations

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

Weather records on 20 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skriveri	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neapolis Rsch & Ed STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern - ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Majsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daugavpils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antsiranana	Madagascar	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makuschino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batamaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 20 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 12, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2012

Top 20 records on 20 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2012	Bay Springs, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2012	Fowlerton, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2012	Kingston Springs, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Skriveri, LV	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Lebanon, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Clanton, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Neapolis Rsch & Ed STN, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Waveland, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Oceana NAS, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Canelo 1 NW, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Kelliher, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Deaver, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Onega, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2012	Salisbury, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	114 years	42 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

1809 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2012. 2012 had 817 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	864

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Data for records on 2012-07-20: 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 10	528
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1