Weather Records on 12 July 2015

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2015. Highest significance: Sakun'ja, RU.

Key Facts for 12 July 2015

On 12 July 2015, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 601 daily.
Sakun'ja set an all-time record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 12 July 2015.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 12 July 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sakun'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Duvan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vetluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Novyj Tor'jal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sergac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnye Baki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kajlastuj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isla de Pascua	Chile	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rybinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Koksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junee (Breffni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kajlastuj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adin Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Debessy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maverick Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 12 July 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2015 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2015

Top 20 records on 12 July 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2015	Sakun'ja, RU	all-time rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2015	Duvan, RU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Chengshantou, CN	daily rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	T Uleniy-Ostrov, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Gladstone L/D 18, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Seneca, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Cottonwood 2 WSW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Canton, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Melrose, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Vetluga, RU	monthly rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Novyj Tor'jal, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Sergac, RU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Krasnye Baki, RU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Kjahta, RU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Alexandria Chandler Fld, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Kajlastuj, RU	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Isla de Pascua, CL	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2015	Partizansk, RU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 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

1796 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 618 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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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	472
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1