Weather Records on 12 July 2026

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2026. Highest significance: Kyoto, JP.

Key Facts for 12 July 2026

On 12 July 2026, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
946 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 109 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 951 daily.
Kyoto set an all-time record daily precipitation of 356.0 mm (14.0 in) on 12 July 2026.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,100 stations

1,100 station records on 12 July 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	356.0 mm (14.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	230.5 mm (9.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	322.0 mm (12.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	570.0 mm (22.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Shache	China	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Daugavpils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kuqa	China	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas Zac. (la Bufa Zac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hailar	China	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bachu	China	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tulancingo Hgo.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulihe	China	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barren Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 16SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Worland Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 441, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 505, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 12 July 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	441
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	505
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2026 by timescale: all-time 109, monthly 40, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

888 broken records

Margins by which the 888 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 194.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2026

Top 20 records on 12 July 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2026	Kyoto, JP	all-time rain	356.0 mm (14.0 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	66 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Oshima, JP	daily rain	230.5 mm (9.1 in)	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Tottori, JP	all-time rain	322.0 mm (12.7 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Nara, JP	all-time rain	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	0 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Miyakonojo, JP	all-time rain	570.0 mm (22.4 in)	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	0 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Shache, CN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Daugavpils, LV	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Sapporo, JP	daily rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Alta 1 NNW, US	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Thermopolis, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Waldron, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2026	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Kuqa, CN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Smithfield, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Princetown, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Zacatecas Zac. (la Bufa Zac, MX	all-time rain	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge), MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Hailar, CN	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Mae Sariang, TH	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2026. 2026 had 1,100 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2026-07-12: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	860
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1