Weather Records on 22 October 2012

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2012. Highest significance: Joplin, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 2012

On 22 October 2012, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
538 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 896 daily.
Joplin set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 22 October 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 22 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tekirdag	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Valley G.C.	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy Opening	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sikasso	Mali	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 317, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 22 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	317
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 22 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2012

Top 20 records on 22 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2012	Joplin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Redwood City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Chester, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Tekirdag, TR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Canyon Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Squaw Valley G.C., US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Neozhidannyj, RU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Donner Mem Sp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Levan, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Palestine, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Lawrence, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Bowie, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Lodi, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Pawhuska, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Big Sandy Opening, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Petaluma AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2012	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 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 914 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,663
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 2026-10-14 (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	650
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1