Weather Records on 30 October 2012

1,413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 2012. Highest significance: Oakland 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 30 October 2012

On 30 October 2012, 1,413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
446 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 168 monthly and 1,244 daily.
Oakland 1 SE set a monthly record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 30 October 2012.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,413 stations

1,413 station records on 30 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Connellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Marlboro 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlow 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Hill 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Brook 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buzuluk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,413 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 30 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 30 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 168, daily 1,244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,183 broken records

Margins by which the 1,183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 2012

Top 20 records on 30 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 2012	Oakland 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	95 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 October 2012	Oakland 1 SE, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	95 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 October 2012	Avon, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 October 2012	Hemlock, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 October 2012	Sines Deep Creek, US	monthly snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	State College, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Bayard, US	monthly snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	159 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Morgantown L&D, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	123 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Izmail, UA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Solomons, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2012	Everett, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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

1799 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2012. 2012 had 1,413 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,146
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1