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Weather Records on 12 August 1889

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1889. Highest significance: Putbus, DE.

Key Facts for 12 August 1889

  • On 12 August 1889, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Putbus set a daily record precipitation of 19.4 mm (0.8 in) on 12 August 1889.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 12 August 1889 4 station records on 12 August 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 12 August 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 August 1889: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 12 August 1889 by type Records set or tied on 12 August 1889 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 August 1889 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 12 August 1889 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 August 1889 by timescale Records on 12 August 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 August 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 12 August 1889 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1889 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 2: 02 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1889
MarginRecords
0 to 20
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1889
Top 4 records on 12 August 1889 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 August 1889Putbus, DEdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1889Jonkoping, SEdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1889Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1889Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1889
Records on 08-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1889. 1889 had 4 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11796: 11811: 21814: 11815: 11825: 11843: 11851: 11854: 11855: 21856: 11861: 11864: 31865: 11867: 11868: 11871: 21872: 11873: 11874: 21875: 31876: 21879: 11881: 21883: 11884: 11885: 11887: 21888: 21889: 41890: 41891: 41892: 21893: 11894: 11895: 61896: 21897: 41898: 11899: 101900: 11901: 51902: 91903: 141904: 131905: 161906: 81907: 81908: 311909: 421910: 161911: 331912: 401913: 391914: 261915: 461916: 311917: 1341918: 371919: 421920: 261921: 1741922: 711923: 891924: 2671925: 1501926: 1541927: 1451928: 1731929: 2761930: 5011931: 7081932: 4181933: 2711934: 4711935: 4081936: 5911937: 3561938: 2371939: 2821940: 5451941: 4811942: 2571943: 5231944: 5951945: 2951946: 6551947: 7291948: 3841949: 4691950: 4421951: 3571952: 5331953: 2271954: 9691955: 5901956: 2651957: 3841958: 4061959: 3881960: 7071961: 3811962: 4661963: 5591964: 1,3461965: 9771966: 7771967: 1,1351968: 4441969: 6291970: 4221971: 4861972: 4731973: 4421974: 5601975: 5931976: 4951977: 7471978: 5711979: 1,1921980: 6921981: 6651982: 7891983: 9231984: 6651985: 9351986: 6151987: 9351988: 1,5181989: 8271990: 7271991: 7261992: 1,1341993: 9361994: 8611995: 1,6541996: 1,3361997: 1,3631998: 1,2151999: 1,3252000: 7412001: 8552002: 1,3452003: 1,7522004: 1,8722005: 1,0852006: 8742007: 1,2092008: 9702009: 8142010: 1,9072011: 9032012: 9102013: 4272014: 7872015: 7572016: 1,2902017: 5332018: 5692019: 6872020: 7292021: 9762022: 6162023: 7742024: 6602025: 6391793187218941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1889. 1889 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-12 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18112
18141
18151
18251
18431
18511
18541
18552
18561
18611
18643
18651
18671
18681
18712
18721
18731
18742
18753
18762
18791
18812
18831
18841
18851
18872
18882
18894
18904
18914
18922
18931
18941
18956
18962
18974
18981
189910
19001
19015
19029
190314
190413
190516
19068
19078
190831
190942
191016
191133
191240
191339
191426
191546
191631
1917134
191837
191942
192026
1921174
192271
192389
1924267
1925150
1926154
1927145
1928173
1929276
1930501
1931708
1932418
1933271
1934471
1935408
1936591
1937356
1938237
1939282
1940545
1941481
1942257
1943523
1944595
1945295
1946655
1947729
1948384
1949469
1950442
1951357
1952533
1953227
1954969
1955590
1956265
1957384
1958406
1959388
1960707
1961381
1962466
1963559
19641,346
1965977
1966777
19671,135
1968444
1969629
1970422
1971486
1972473
1973442
1974560
1975593
1976495
1977747
1978571
19791,192
1980692
1981665
1982789
1983923
1984665
1985935
1986615
1987935
19881,518
1989827
1990727
1991726
19921,134
1993936
1994861
19951,654
19961,336
19971,363
19981,215
19991,325
2000741
2001855
20021,345
20031,752
20041,872
20051,085
2006874
20071,209
2008970
2009814
20101,907
2011903
2012910
2013427
2014787
2015757
20161,290
2017533
2018569
2019687
2020729
2021976
2022616
2023774
2024660
2025639

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).