Weather Records on 22 July 2012

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 2012. Highest significance: Cherdyn', RU.

Key Facts for 22 July 2012

On 22 July 2012, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 660 daily.
Cherdyn' set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 22 July 2012.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 22 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalnepantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Da-Qaidam	China	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alponocan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vize	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 95.

Records on 22 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 2012

Top 20 records on 22 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 2012	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 July 2012	Covington, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 July 2012	Hill City, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	New Orleans Algiers, US	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Belle Fourche, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Springview 2NW, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Guadalupe, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	San Francisco Tlalnepantla, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Da-Qaidam, CN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Skagway, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Chengde, CN	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Isit, RU	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Custer, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Fana - Stend, NO	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Hebbronville, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Purcellville, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2012	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	40 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 675 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	874

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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 10	435
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1