Weather Records on 21 October 2012

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 2012. Highest significance: Bijsk Zonalnaja, RU.

Key Facts for 21 October 2012

On 21 October 2012, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 685 daily.
Bijsk Zonalnaja set a daily record precipitation of 27.1 mm (1.1 in) on 21 October 2012.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 21 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Zaragoza	Spain	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ordynskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grosser Arber	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schmucke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soyalo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seesen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centralnyj Rudnik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Efimovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kedougou	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grosser Arber	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neuhaus Am Rennweg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 21 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 21 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 2012

Top 20 records on 21 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 2012	Bijsk Zonalnaja, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2012	Zaragoza, ES	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Kuzedeevo, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Egvekinot, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily high max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Strawberry Valley 2, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Marnitz, DE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Ordynskoe, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Alejskaja, RU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Jackson, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Albany, AU	monthly high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Schmucke, DE	daily high max	20.1 C (68.2 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2012	Riverton, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 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

1795 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 703 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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	522
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1