Weather Records on 12 October 2020

655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2020. Highest significance: Greeneville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 2020

On 12 October 2020, 655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
426 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 642 daily.
Greeneville Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 12 October 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

655 stations

655 station records on 12 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Soummam	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juanita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nehalem 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbairn Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pian Rosa (Mtn Top)	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Bottom	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skikda	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlet	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

655 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2020

Top 20 records on 12 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2020	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	123 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 October 2020	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2020	River Falls, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2020	Hancock Houghton Co AP, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Soummam, DZ	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Sibley, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Juanita, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Milaca, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Purcellville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Rock Valley, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	118 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Bayview Model Basin, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Lyons, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Talbotton, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2020	Casey, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	42 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2020. 2020 had 655 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	464
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1