Weather Records on 11 October 2012

696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 2012. Highest significance: Richmond Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 2012

On 11 October 2012, 696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 677 daily.
Richmond Post Office set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 11 October 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

696 stations

696 station records on 11 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kolezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soyalo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Etive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daandine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bullhead City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Padre Aldamiz	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vostochnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalbarri	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Girraween Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

696 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 2012

Top 20 records on 11 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2012	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Kolezma, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Soyalo (Cfe), MX	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Durham, GB	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Lyneham, GB	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Keele, GB	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Faskally, GB	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Leuchars, GB	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Burbank Valley Pump Plt, US	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Duchesne, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Ittoqqortoormiit, GL	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Gatesville, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2012	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	38 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 696 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	545
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1