Weather Records on 12 October 2019

1,321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2019. Highest significance: Napoleon, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 2019

On 12 October 2019, 1,321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 745 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,270 daily.
Napoleon set a monthly record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 12 October 2019.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,321 stations

1,321 station records on 12 October 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pembina	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tateyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	293.1 mm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,321 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 533, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 12 October 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	533
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 12 October 2019 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 42, daily 1,270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,118 broken records

Margins by which the 1,118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2019

Top 20 records on 12 October 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2019	Napoleon, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	120 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 October 2019	Napoleon, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 October 2019	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	119 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Sykeston, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Karuizawa, JP	all-time rain	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Jamestown State Hosp, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Mc Clusky, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	101 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Turtle Lake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Shirakawa, JP	all-time rain	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Jamestown State Hosp, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	106 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Pembina, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Nagano, JP	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Kofu, JP	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Irozaki, JP	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Mc Henry 3W, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2019	Steele 4N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2019. 2019 had 1,321 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 50	1,021
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1