Weather Records on 31 October 2012

884 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 2012. Highest significance: Warsaw 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 2012

On 31 October 2012, 884 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 805 daily.
Warsaw 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 31 October 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

884 stations

884 station records on 31 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harris STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kasira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlovskij Posad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

884 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 31 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 31 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 78, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 2012

Top 20 records on 31 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2012	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 October 2012	Purcellville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2012	Wauna 3 W, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2012	Briksdal, NO	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Glenville, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Harris STN, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Kasira, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Buckhannon, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Somerset, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Lewisburg 3 N, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Tedzhen, TM	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Terra Alta #1, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Banner Elk, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Statesville 2 NNE, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Natl Arboretum Dc, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2012	Berlin, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	66 years	44 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

1805 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2012. 2012 had 884 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 50	644
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1