Weather Records on 12 October 2004

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2004. Highest significance: Malkal, SD.

Key Facts for 12 October 2004

On 12 October 2004, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
386 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 724 daily.
Malkal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 12 October 2004.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 12 October 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine Main Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pamiers	France	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Presumida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guemez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Hickory Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Morelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 October 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 October 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2004

Top 20 records on 12 October 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2004	Malkal, SD	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2004	Finca Hamburgo, MX	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Kenton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Doniphan, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Karnet, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Serpentine Main Dam, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Pamiers, FR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Keithville, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Finca la Victoria, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Maravatio, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	La Presumida, MX	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	X-Pichil, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Bluff Lake, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Dresden, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Springdale, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Dzibalchen, MX	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Crawford 5 W, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2004	Versailles, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2004. 2004 had 750 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	601
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3