Weather Records on 29 September 2012

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2012. Highest significance: Ballinger 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 2012

On 29 September 2012, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 709 daily.
Ballinger 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 136.9 mm (5.4 in) on 29 September 2012.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 29 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jarensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	341.9 mm (13.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Irael	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Persimmon Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calliham	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley 11 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caceres	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biala (Alvison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2012

Top 20 records on 29 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2012	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 September 2012	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2012	Water Valley, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2012	Jarensk, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2012	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	122 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2012	La Pryor, US	monthly rain	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2012	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	119 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Sonora, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Kumejima, JP	monthly rain	341.9 mm (13.5 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Abilene Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Irael, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Alpine, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Alni, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Goulburn (Pomeroy), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2012	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	46 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

1836 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2012. 2012 had 737 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 2012-09-29: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	534
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1