Weather Records on 7 October 2012

1,350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2012. Highest significance: Nolinsk, RU.

Key Facts for 7 October 2012

On 7 October 2012, 1,350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 1,000 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,333 daily.
Nolinsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 7 October 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,350 stations

1,350 station records on 7 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Tojma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopefield (Barnweal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gronliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,350 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 591, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 409, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 7 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	591
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	409
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 7 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 1,333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,029 broken records

Margins by which the 1,029 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2012

Top 20 records on 7 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2012	Nolinsk, RU	all-time rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2012	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	115 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2012	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	117 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Atwood, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Patho West, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Hardy, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Stratton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Brinkley, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Arka, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Holton, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Newport, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	122 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2012	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	115 years	47 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

1802 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2012. 2012 had 1,350 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	893

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Data for records on 2012-10-07: 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 20	995
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1