Weather Records on 15 October 2012

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2012. Highest significance: Kewaunee, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 2012

On 15 October 2012, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 874 daily.
Kewaunee set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 15 October 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 15 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Montello Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Las Cruces	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Insurgentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Norte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Candelaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ley Federal de Aguas 5	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jomala Jomalaby	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Refuge HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ripon 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mckenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pigtail Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenmile Marsh	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huatamote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Off Joe	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Creek R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santiam Jct.	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roaring River	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 446, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	446
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2012

Top 20 records on 15 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2012	Kewaunee, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Chilton, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	130 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Fern Ridge-Veneta, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Waupaca, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Montello Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Las Cruces, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Appleton, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2012	Ciudad Lerdo (Dge), MX	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	119 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	La Poza Grande, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	El Paso de Iritu, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	Comondu, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	Villa Insurgentes, MX	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	Villa Morelos, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	Birsk, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	Villa Constitucion, MX	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2012	San Lucas Norte, MX	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	3 years	53 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

1794 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 909 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	649
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2