Weather Records on 16 October 2012

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2012. Highest significance: Prineville, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2012

On 16 October 2012, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 697 daily.
Prineville set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 16 October 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 16 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Las Cruces	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Insurgentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cadege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Londo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza de Leon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alfredo V. Bonfil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ramaditas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Gonzaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ligui	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 12 NW (Fort Klamath)	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lost Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Pescadero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Touchet	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Soledad Nte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honeyman Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Norte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2012

Top 20 records on 16 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2012	Prineville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2012	Buenavista de Loreto, MX	all-time rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	31 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2012	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2012	La Poza Grande, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2012	Las Cruces, MX	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2012	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2012	El Molino, MX	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Villa Insurgentes, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Alsea Fh (Fall Creek), US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Cadege, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Guadalupe, MX	monthly rain	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	San Juan Londo, MX	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Port Orford #2, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	San Jose de Gracia, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	San Juanico, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	La Poza de Leon, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Alfredo V. Bonfil, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Mulege, MX	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Ramaditas, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	52 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

1796 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 728 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-10-16: 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	511
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1