Weather Records on 12 October 2014

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2014. Highest significance: Nora_D, SE.

Key Facts for 12 October 2014

On 12 October 2014, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 507 daily.
Nora_D set a daily record precipitation of 31.4 mm (1.2 in) on 12 October 2014.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 12 October 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nora_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slapton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guernsey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gnesta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogarella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bognor Regis	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sharjah Inter. Airp	United Arab Emirates	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gore	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lesjofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spansberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annaba	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wiad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 October 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 October 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2014

Top 20 records on 12 October 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2014	Nora_D, SE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	128 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Sodertalje, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Haskell, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Slapton, GB	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Naze, JP	daily rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Guernsey: Airport, GB	monthly rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Laurel, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Anderson, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Lead, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Naha, JP	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2014	Kursk, RU	daily high max	20.1 C (68.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	40 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2014. 2014 had 514 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	406
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1