Was it the super cell thunderstorms which brought flash flooding and disruption to the region 9 years ago this week.
Was it the summer of heatwaves as we watched the Olympics? Was it watching the Queen as she visited Sunderland as part of her Jubilee celebrations?
Maybe it was the year when you took part in a charity run or fundraising dip in the sea.
Whatever it was, the chances are we have it in our Sunderland Echo archive photos. Take a look.
1. Clearing up in Houghton
Clearing up after the flooding in Houghton in September 2012. Britain was hit by a series of flash floods that year including in the North East in June and September, with 23,000 homes left without electricity at one point. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry
2. A heatwave for the air show
Crowds enjoying the sunshine and spectacle of the 24th Sunderland International Airshow, in 2012. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry
3. On the run in the sun
A huge turnout in May 2012 for the Race for Life. Are you pictured? Photo: Kevin Brady Sunderland Echo
4. A giant of the seas
HMS Ocean leaving the Port of Sunderland bathed in sunshine in 2012. Photo: Pictures Corrina Atkinson.