Weather Records on 23 October 2012

1,017 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2012. Highest significance: Laketown, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 2012

On 23 October 2012, 1,017 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
568 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 998 daily.
Laketown set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 23 October 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,017 stations

1,017 station records on 23 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,017 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 382, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 23 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	382
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 23 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 998.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2012

Top 20 records on 23 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2012	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 October 2012	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	114 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2012	Conrad, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2012	Woodruff, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2012	Woodruff, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2012	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2012	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Boca, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Hungry Horse Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Fall Rvr Mills, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Randolph, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Afton, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Pineview Dam, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Boca, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Sonora, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Afton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Mexico, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2012	Trenton, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	46 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 1,017 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,341
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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 50	699
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1