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Weather Records on 12 August 1908

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1908. Highest significance: Vasteras-Hasslo, SE.

Key Facts for 12 August 1908

  • On 12 August 1908, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Vasteras-Hasslo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 64.6 mm (2.5 in) on 12 August 1908.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 12 August 1908 31 station records on 12 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 12 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation64.6 mm (2.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation65.3 mm (2.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation22.2 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation70.1 mm (2.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation23.3 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.9 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 12 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 12 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 12 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 August 1908 by timescale Records on 12 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 28.
Records on 12 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1908 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 145 to 10: 510 to 15: 515 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 514
5 to 105
10 to 155
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1908
Top 20 records on 12 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 August 1908Vasteras-Hasslo, SEall-time rain64.6 mm (2.5 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)4 years48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1908Nora_D, SEdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)12 years46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)31.8 mm (1.3 in)28 years42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1908Stockholm, SEdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)2 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Oxford, GBdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)66 years31 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Uccle, BEdaily low min5.9 C (42.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)74 years30 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Port Stanley, CAmonthly rain65.3 mm (2.6 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)30 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low max14.6 C (58.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)43 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Tartu, EEdaily rain22.2 mm (0.9 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Buffalo, USdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Toledo Blade, USmonthly rain70.1 mm (2.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Orillia, CAdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Port Dover, CAdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1908Woodstock, CAdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)11 years14 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 1908
Records on 08-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 31 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 1908. 1908 had 31 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).