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Weather Records on 20 October 2012

945 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2012. Highest significance: Cornwall, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 2012

  • On 20 October 2012, 945 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 748 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 926 daily.
  • Cornwall set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 20 October 2012.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

945 stations
Weather records on 20 October 2012 945 station records on 20 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
945 station records on 20 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CornwallUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation58.2 mm (2.3 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Soyalo (Cfe)MexicoRecord daily precipitation79.8 mm (3.1 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
La UnionMexicoRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - IgueldoSpainRecord daily precipitation80.4 mm (3.2 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
GreifswaldGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.5 C (70.7 F)51 of 100 (Notable)
DarocaSpainRecord daily precipitation37.4 mm (1.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
ElizabethtownUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation65.5 mm (2.6 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNWUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)49 of 100 (Notable)
FichtelbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)48 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)SpainRecord daily precipitation59.2 mm (2.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.6 C (70.9 F)47 of 100 (Notable)
PamplonaSpainRecord daily precipitation65.8 mm (2.6 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
BjelasnicaBosnia and HerzegovinaRecord high minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)46 of 100 (Notable)
PerpignanFranceRecord daily precipitation81.0 mm (3.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.1 C (75.4 F)46 of 100 (Notable)
MarnitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.5 C (70.7 F)45 of 100 (Notable)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)45 of 100 (Notable)
Luna RsUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)45 of 100 (Notable)
SchwerinGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature25.1 C (77.2 F)43 of 100 (Notable)
MachiasUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation88.4 mm (3.5 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
HalleGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.9 C (76.8 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
ToamasinaMadagascarRecord daily precipitation86.1 mm (3.4 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 SUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Mont de MarsanFranceRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
GottingenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
WarenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature20.4 C (68.7 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
JerecuaroMexicoRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
SzczecinPolandRecord high maximum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
PotsdamGermanyRecord high maximum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
AngermundeGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
MelstoneUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
ArkonaGermanyRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
BarthGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
PutbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.8 C (100.0 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-MarignaneFranceRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
LindenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
TeterowGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.8 C (71.2 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
BoizenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature22.5 C (72.5 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
GenthinGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.3 C (75.7 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-VitteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature20.3 C (68.5 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
GoldbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.6 C (70.9 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr WksUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
WoodlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
RochesterUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
EverettUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
MilesovkaCzech RepublicRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
LuchowGermanyRecord high maximum temperature22.5 C (72.5 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
KyritzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
BjelasnicaBosnia and HerzegovinaRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-FerrandFranceRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

945 records
Records on 20 October 2012 by type Records set or tied on 20 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 442, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 442Lowest daily maximum: 21Highest daily minimum: 306Lowest daily minimum: 19Heaviest daily rainfall: 155Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 442, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 20 October 2012 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum442
Lowest daily maximum21
Highest daily minimum306
Lowest daily minimum19
Heaviest daily rainfall155
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 20 October 2012 by timescale Records on 20 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 926. 02505007501,000all-time: 0monthly: 19daily: 926all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 926.
Records on 20 October 2012 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly19
daily926

How Much Records Were Beaten By

785 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 2012 Margins by which the 785 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted. 02004006008000 to 10: 74410 to 20: 2020 to 30: 1030 to 40: 640 to 50: 450 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 785 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 2012
MarginRecords
0 to 10744
10 to 2020
20 to 3010
30 to 406
40 to 504
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 2012
Top 20 records on 20 October 2012 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 October 2012Cornwall, USdaily rain58.2 mm (2.3 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)99 years64 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2012Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)119 years61 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2012Soyalo (Cfe), MXdaily rain79.8 mm (3.1 in)44.0 mm (1.7 in)43 years57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012La Union, MXdaily rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)52.3 mm (2.1 in)48 years55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012San Sebastian - Igueldo, ESdaily rain80.4 mm (3.2 in)30.3 mm (1.2 in)77 years53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Greifswald, DEdaily high max21.5 C (70.7 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)103 years51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Daroca, ESdaily rain37.4 mm (1.5 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)6 years50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Elizabethtown, USdaily rain65.5 mm (2.6 in)37.8 mm (1.5 in)5 years49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Moran 5WNW, USdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)98 years49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Fichtelberg, DEdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)105 years48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Pamplona (Observatorio), ESdaily rain59.2 mm (2.3 in)32.4 mm (1.3 in)38 years48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max25.2 C (77.4 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)101 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily high max21.6 C (70.9 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)105 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Pamplona, ESdaily rain65.8 mm (2.6 in)49.6 mm (2.0 in)12 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Bjelasnica, BAdaily high min9.3 C (48.7 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)101 years46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Perpignan, FRdaily rain81.0 mm (3.2 in)36.2 mm (1.4 in)60 years46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Lichtentanne, DEdaily high max24.1 C (75.4 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)137 years46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Marnitz, DEdaily high max21.5 C (70.7 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)105 years45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Plauen, DEdaily high max24.2 C (75.6 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)105 years45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2012Luna Rs, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)97 years45 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

1806 to 2012
Records on 10-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2012. 2012 had 945 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 11835: 11844: 11846: 11847: 21851: 11852: 11858: 11863: 21864: 21866: 31867: 11868: 21872: 21874: 21875: 31876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 31881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 61891: 41892: 41893: 11894: 31895: 41896: 91897: 21898: 71899: 11900: 81901: 71902: 51903: 91904: 131905: 221906: 281907: 321908: 261909: 171910: 311911: 161912: 61913: 381914: 161915: 201916: 721917: 2011918: 341919: 191920: 811921: 681922: 831923: 961924: 1821925: 2471926: 1471927: 2831928: 921929: 1291930: 6721931: 1251932: 3311933: 6751934: 4221935: 3901936: 3701937: 1891938: 2311939: 3671940: 7571941: 4591942: 1521943: 5011944: 2881945: 3631946: 3101947: 1,4941948: 3201949: 1,0841950: 6191951: 2791952: 5201953: 1,0571954: 2621955: 5291956: 2831957: 4401958: 4611959: 4511960: 6711961: 4791962: 7331963: 7651964: 5981965: 3401966: 8571967: 5111968: 2441969: 6071970: 7101971: 6061972: 1,7241973: 8781974: 1,1221975: 5871976: 1,3041977: 4671978: 5081979: 1,6471980: 3501981: 1,0831982: 1,1911983: 9441984: 1,5621985: 8351986: 8231987: 5901988: 7371989: 2,0921990: 6091991: 9711992: 1,1741993: 1,2381994: 6501995: 7031996: 1,4171997: 9491998: 6831999: 6032000: 7372001: 5892002: 9852003: 1,7612004: 1,8612005: 1,0922006: 1,1702007: 9232008: 4772009: 7862010: 5392011: 7852012: 9452013: 5922014: 8512015: 5232016: 9472017: 6022018: 3942019: 7442020: 1,0102021: 9002022: 8342023: 1,4682024: 7072025: 3261806187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2012. 2012 had 945 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-20 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18351
18441
18461
18472
18511
18521
18581
18632
18642
18663
18671
18682
18722
18742
18753
18762
18771
18781
18803
18812
18841
18851
18861
18871
18886
18914
18924
18931
18943
18954
18969
18972
18987
18991
19008
19017
19025
19039
190413
190522
190628
190732
190826
190917
191031
191116
19126
191338
191416
191520
191672
1917201
191834
191919
192081
192168
192283
192396
1924182
1925247
1926147
1927283
192892
1929129
1930672
1931125
1932331
1933675
1934422
1935390
1936370
1937189
1938231
1939367
1940757
1941459
1942152
1943501
1944288
1945363
1946310
19471,494
1948320
19491,084
1950619
1951279
1952520
19531,057
1954262
1955529
1956283
1957440
1958461
1959451
1960671
1961479
1962733
1963765
1964598
1965340
1966857
1967511
1968244
1969607
1970710
1971606
19721,724
1973878
19741,122
1975587
19761,304
1977467
1978508
19791,647
1980350
19811,083
19821,191
1983944
19841,562
1985835
1986823
1987590
1988737
19892,092
1990609
1991971
19921,174
19931,238
1994650
1995703
19961,417
1997949
1998683
1999603
2000737
2001589
2002985
20031,761
20041,861
20051,092
20061,170
2007923
2008477
2009786
2010539
2011785
2012945
2013592
2014851
2015523
2016947
2017602
2018394
2019744
20201,010
2021900
2022834
20231,468
2024707
2025326

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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.

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