Weather Records on 12 July 1945

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1945. Highest significance: Glenariff, AU.

Key Facts for 12 July 1945

On 12 July 1945, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Glenariff set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 12 July 1945.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 12 July 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungeworgorai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 275, Heaviest daily rainfall 713.

Records on 12 July 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	275
Heaviest daily rainfall	713
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 63, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

987 broken records

Margins by which the 987 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1945

Top 20 records on 12 July 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1945	Glenariff, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1945	Sussex, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1945	Dumble, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1945	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Brewon, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Amby, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Bungeworgorai, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Kilmorey, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1945	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 1,118 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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Data for records on 1945-07-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	724
20 to 40	216
40 to 60	42
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1