Weather Records on 12 October 2015

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2015. Highest significance: The Rock Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 2015

On 12 October 2015, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
747 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 912 daily.
The Rock Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 12 October 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

964 stations

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

Weather records on 12 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 529, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 52.

Records on 12 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	529
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 52, daily 912.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2015

Top 20 records on 12 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2015	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2015	Curtis, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Mason City, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Broken Bow 2 W, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Lynch, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Uttaradit, TH	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Las Animas, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Porthill, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Wallace, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Bergland Dam, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Luling, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Onslow Airport, AU	monthly high min	26.9 C (80.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Liepaja, LV	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Albion, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	David City 4E, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	W Pt, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Tyndall, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2015	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	113 years	43 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2015. 2015 had 964 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 10	779
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1